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Claire Fauquier

Claire Fauquier

Doubling Down on the Importance of Unit Economic Profitability

Why it becomes even more important to focus on unit economic profitability in the COVID era and beyond

May 8, 2020

Doubling Down on the Importance of Unit Economic Profitability

May 8, 2020

Claire Fauquier

Part 1: The Evolution of a Great Company from Idea to Customers — Founders

“I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent. Curiosity, obsession and dogged endurance, combined with self-criticism, have…

Jun 25, 2018

Jun 25, 2018

Claire Fauquier
in
Alpaca VC

For a Seed Round, Focus on Repeat Customers (sales don’t tell the whole picture)

As I’ve chatted about in the past, we don’t expect founders to have figured out the key to his or her business right at the Seed stage. The…

May 2, 2018

For a Seed Round, Focus on Repeat Customers (sales don’t tell the whole picture)

May 2, 2018

Claire Fauquier
in
The Startup

At the Early Stage, Focus on Unit Economic Profitability, not Corporate Profitability

When asking pre-seed companies about their anticipated burn rates and cash spend over the following twelve months, I often get a boastful…

Oct 25, 2017

At the Early Stage, Focus on Unit Economic Profitability, not Corporate Profitability

Oct 25, 2017

Claire Fauquier
in
Alpaca VC

Understanding Early-Stage Venture Financing Stages

As an investor, I often get asked how much money a company should raise and what they should do with it. I don’t like answering that…

Aug 21, 2017

Understanding Early-Stage Venture Financing Stages

Aug 21, 2017

Claire Fauquier
in
Alpaca VC

How to Crush the Cold Email Game

This is likely not a secret anymore, as I haven’t been shy about sharing it, but I got my job here at Corigin Ventures through an original…

Feb 23, 2017

How to Crush the Cold Email Game

Feb 23, 2017

Claire Fauquier
in
Alpaca VC

The Mind of a Founder: Corigin’s Hardware Founders

In this series, “The Mind of a Founder,” (name lifted from PBS’s The Mind of a Chef, since I’m a big fan), I’ll periodically round up…

Dec 6, 2016

The Mind of a Founder: Corigin’s Hardware Founders

Dec 6, 2016

Claire Fauquier
in
Alpaca VC

Understanding Cohort Analyses: both subscription and eCommerce businesses

After working with a couple of our portfolio companies on cohort analyses, I eventually put together a cohort analysis template. In the…

Oct 6, 2016

Understanding Cohort Analyses: both subscription and eCommerce businesses

Oct 6, 2016

Claire Fauquier
in
Alpaca VC

A Year-In-Review: Reflections and Lessons-Learned as a New VC

It feels like I wrote my six-month review blogpost yesterday. It also feels like I just joined Corigin last week. But alas, it’s been a…

Aug 3, 2016

Aug 3, 2016

Claire Fauquier
in
Alpaca VC

How I Went from Being a Numbers-Hating Banker to a Numbers-Loving VC

Anyone familiar with banking probably knows this stereotype: the guy or gal fresh from undergrad who loves to “crush” models. They get…

Jul 6, 2016

Jul 6, 2016

Claire Fauquier

Claire Fauquier

Head of Biz Ops & Strategy at Running Tide — we built systems to remove carbon and fight climate change. Former VC. Proud Canadian.

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