Ubiquity University

Sunil Nagaraj discusses the big mindset shift you need to make as you approach your first board meeting, as well as the role of a board, optimal frequency of meetings, and common mistakes and solutions.

Experienced VC allocator/LP Matt Curtolo shares what startup entrepreneurs should know about limited partners (LPs), how VCs relate to LPs, and how entrepreneurs fit into this capital ecosystem.

Experienced VC allocator/LP Matt Curtolo shares what VCs should know about limited partners (LPs), the types of LPs, and how their decision-making works.

Experienced VC allocator/LP Matt Curtolo shares what new LPs should think about when deciding to invest in VC funds and the broader LP investment decision lifecycle.

Space journalist, TV host, and author Sarah Cruddas shares why nailing (and updating) your startup story is essential for accelerating fundraising, recruiting, and sales.

Curated CEO Peter Ombres explains how OKRs accelerate alignment of goals from the overall company level down to each individual on the team. He then lays out how early-stage startups can get started.

Ubiquity's Sunil Nagaraj lays out (1) the role of a startup or nonprofit board, (2) what separates good vs. bad board members, and (3) the most common profiles of AMAZING board members.

Ubiquity Extended Team member Veronica Pinchin, a fractional Chief Product Officer, product advisor, and PM coach, shares 5 key lessons for startups (David) to compete against larger incumbents (Goliath)

IdeaLab Founder Bill Gross shares insights from his 40 years of experience founding startups, revealing key factors that drive startup outcomes (successes and failures).

IdeaLab’s Bill Gross shares the immense opportunities and challenges in climate tech, highlighting its potential to reshape industries and drive sustainability.

Sunil Nagaraj walks through how to approach your first board meeting deck and what specific areas to cover.

In this session, Ivan Gaviria of Gunderson Dettmer takes us through the 5 main legal documents behind a standard VC financing (SPA, Charter, IRA, Voting, and ROFR/Co-Sale) -- discussing the philosophy as well as watchouts.

Ubiquity Extended Team member Veronica Pinchin shares how startups can find and hone product market fit through employing several customer development/product management techniques she's learned over the last decade in product at Google, Mixpanel, Sidewalk

Zapier CEO/Co-founder and Ubiquity Extended Team member Wade Foster shares how he grew Zapier into a multi-billion dollar company having raised just $1.2 million of venture capital. He provides a simple framework for when to raise VC vs. bootstrap

In this session, Sunil Nagaraj explains how startup cap tables work. He starts with a blank Excel sheet and builds up a new startup's capitalization table ("cap table"). It begins with 2 co-founders with an initial option pool, then we model in a pre-seed