# First Check - boldstart ventures The boldstart archive # First Check 19 published entries [All news](/news/archive/) · [All resources](/resources/) · [Companies](/companies/) Ideas · 2025-04-07 ## [Boldstart & SVB Inception Bootcamp](/resources/boldstart-svb-inception-bootcamp/) Ideas · 2025-01-27 ## [The Infra Pod: How to invest in infrastructure companies since inception stage? Chat with Eliot Durbin @ boldstart ventures](/resources/the-infra-pod-how-to-invest-in-infrastructure-companies-since-inception-stage-chat-with-eliot-durbin-boldstart-ventures/) Ideas · 2024-11-26 ## [Turpentine VC: E66: Why Inception Investing Beats Traditional Seed with Ed Sim of Boldstart Ventures](/resources/turpentine-vc-e66-why-inception-investing-beats-traditional-seed-with-ed-sim-of-boldstart-ventures/) Ideas · 2024-08-30 ## [Empowering Dev-First Startups: Ed Sim’s Vision for Boldstart and the Future of Enterprise AI (Venture with Grace)](/resources/listen-in-as-ed-sim-shares-his-vision-for-enterprise-ai-and-how-boldstart-invests-at-inception-in-technical-enterprise-founders/) Ideas · 2024-08-22 ## [CXOTalk: Ed Sim + Investing in Early Stage Enterprise AI](/resources/cxotalk-ed-sim-investing-in-early-stage-enterprise-ai/) Ideas · 2024-08-21 ## [Driving Alpha Podcast: Inception investing in technical enterprise founders with Ed Sim](/resources/driving-alpha-podcast-inception-investing-in-technical-enterprise-founders-with-ed-sim/) Ideas · 2024-01-10 ## [20VC: Did Figma Kill M&A Markets in 2024, The Three Biggest Mistakes Made in Growth Investing, The Three Requirements Companies Need to IPO in 2024 with Ed Sim and Jamin Ball](/resources/20vc-did-figma-kill-ma-markets-in-2024-the-three-biggest-mistakes-made-in-growth-investing-the-three-requirements-companies-need-to-ipo-in-2024-with-ed-sim-and-jamin-ball/) Ideas · 2023-10-27 ## [20VC: The Three Types of Seed Rounds (aka “Inception Rounds”), Why Seed Has Never Been More Competitive…](/resources/20vc-the-three-types-of-seed-rounds-aka-inception-rounds-why-seed-has-never-been-more-competitive/) Ideas · 2023-10-27 ## [Inception Investing: the new race to be first in Venture… and Pre-Seed isn’t first any more](/resources/inception-investing-first/) Ideas · 2022-02-13 ## [Console.dev podcast: Devtools investing, with Ed Sim – S02E05](/resources/console-dev-podcast-devtools-investing-with-ed-sim-s02e05/) Ideas · 2022-01-30 ## [From Idea to Product, Getting Your Technical Startup Off The Ground: Eliot Durbin + Google Cloud](/resources/from-idea-to-product-getting-your-technical-startup-off-the-ground-with-eliot-durbin/) Ideas · 2021-12-14 ## [Ed on Venture Unlocked Podcast on Day One investing + early days at boldstart](/resources/ed-on-venture-unlocked-podcast-on-day-one-investing-early-days-at-boldstart/) Ideas · 2021-12-11 ## [Investing In Open-Source Projects: Here’s What VCs Are Looking For (crunchbase news)](/resources/investing-in-open-source-projects-heres-what-vcs-are-looking-for-crunchbase-news/) Ideas · 2021-06-25 ## [Shifting Integration Testing Left, Welcome AtomicJar to boldstart](/resources/shifting-integration-testing-left-welcome-atomicjar-to-boldstart/) Ideas · 2021-01-25 ## [The Full Ratchet: 266. Velocity as a Superpower, Why Contrarians Win, The Role of a Board Member, and Why Some Challenge When they Should Chill (Ed Sim)](/resources/the-full-ratchet-266-velocity-as-a-superpower-why-contrarians-win-the-role-of-a-board-member-and-why-some-challenge-when-they-should-chill-ed-sim/) Ideas · 2020-11-07 ## [What Got You There: #219 Ed Sim- Courage, Conviction and Venture Capital with Boldstart Ventures Founder](/resources/what-got-you-there-219-ed-sim-courage-conviction-and-venture-capital-with-boldstart-ventures-founder/) Ideas · 2018-02-13 ## [Venture Confidential (Heavybit): Ep. #14, Building Community with Boldstart’s Ed Sim](/resources/venture-confidential-heavybit-ep-14-building-community-with-boldstarts-ed-sim/) Ideas · 2017-12-17 ## [Angel S2 E2 hosted by Jason Calacanis| BoldStart Founder Ed Sim on 20 years, 50+ enterprise investments, how family history shaped his VC approach & more](/resources/angel-s2-e2-hosted-by-jason-calacanis-boldstart-founder-ed-sim-on-20-years-50-enterprise-investments-how-family-history-shaped-his-vc-approach-more/) Ideas · 2015-11-30 ## [Twenty Minute VC 092: The Repeatable Playbook of SaaS with Ed Sim, Founding Partner @ BoldStart Ventures](/resources/twenty-minute-vc-092-the-repeatable-playbook-of-saas-with-ed-sim-founding-partner-boldstart-ventures/) --- Source page: /resource-topics/first-check/