Pablo Cruz @pablo_cruz135
VC Investor and Committee Board Member @cap_coalition | Product & Strategy | Former: @alumniventures @frog, @EnergyDelivered @morganstanley, @notredame pscruz.com Chicago, IL Joined May 2018-
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Exploring how universal laws fuel startup success? "Mastering Startup Dynamics" dives into strategies behind giants like Dropbox & Apple. 🚀💡 #Entrepreneurship #Innovation Your key principle? Share it! [pscruz.com/blog/navigatin…] #StartupLife
Check out the latest @chicago_blend Venture Fellowship spotlight by @GETCities featuring @pablo_cruz135 from our Fall ‘23 cohort! 👇
Check out the latest @chicago_blend Venture Fellowship spotlight by @GETCities featuring @pablo_cruz135 from our Fall ‘23 cohort! 👇
We’re honored to continue highlighting @chicago_blend's Chicago Venture Fellows cohort! Meet Pablo Cruz (@pablo_cruz135), Senior Product Manager at Frog Design with over 10 years of experience in Product and Growth start-ups at Fortune 500 companies.
Reflecting on "The Right Stuff" and its powerful lessons for us in the startup world! This article draws parallels between the audacious pioneers of the US space program and today's trailblazing start-up founders. pscruz.com/blog/the-right…
I made a traditional Puerto Rican dish called: asopao de camarones.
Dive into the essence of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) with insights from a venture capitalist and former founder/product manager. Learn how an MVP can define your startup's path and how to transition successfully to an MMP. 🚀 pscruz.com/blog/minimum-v…
Ex-founder, product manager, and growth strategist turned VC. I invest based on market need, team strength, unit economics, product validation, defensibility, and agile product journeys. Seeking impactful startups with clear potential in familiar domains. pscruz.com/blog/portfolio…
Join the 2023 TQ Latiné Heritage Summit virtually Oct 4th and 5th. Join other Latiné IT members as they share their professional experiences and connect with Orgs that are actively hiring! Register is required for this free event. hopin.com/events/techque…
Unlock the secrets of your market by mastering competitive analysis. Dive into this guide to strategize, differentiate, and position your startup ahead of the curve. linkedin.com/pulse/robust-c…
Drawing from years in startup leadership and VC investment, here's a fresh perspective on evaluating startup competition, framed with insights and real-world examples. Dive in! pscruz.com/blog/creating-…
Meet @pablo_cruz135, a founder, product mgmt leader, biz dev strategist & investor looking to break into #VC full-time to focus on #fintech #climatetech #energy #transportation & #healthtech. On wknds, catch him at a baseball game! ⚾️ Learn more 👇 airtable.com/app2bIQjkPE3yP…
It’s incredible how poor the quality of service is for @Hotwire. Still waiting for them to provide a solution. Sharing with the world to escalate.
From founder insights to game-changing metrics: Dive deep into the power of the Customer Acquisition Cost Double (CACD) and its transformative ratios. Discover how CACD can be your compass in scaling efficiently, making every customer count twice. pscruz.com/blog/cacd-mode…
I’ve been Core, Growth, and Innovation.
I’ve been Core, Growth, and Innovation.
It’s football season and I have to give a plug to my Alma Mater @NotreDame. GO IRISH! ☘️
Excited to unveil #PabloGPT! Dive into a tailored knowledgebase crafted from years of insights on VC, venture building, and product management. Get answers, not overload. Explore now: pscruz.com/blog/introduci… #StartupInsights #VentureBuilding
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🚀 Dive deep into the art of market size estimation! From top-down to bottom-up approaches, understand why it's crucial for startups, and explore robust resources to aid your research. Founders, equip yourself for informed conversations with investors. pscruz.com/blog/market-si…
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Startups fail, but founders don’t. I’ve been around startups for nearly a decade now, and I’ve watched many of my friends (me included) fail at one or two startups:
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A not-so secret: Discipline trumps motivation always. Work on cultivating discipline, whether in yourself or your team, in order to consistently deliver and “show up”, even when you don’t feel like it.
When the VC summers get together for lunch 🍝🌱 Pesto, prosecco, and pepinos
@pablo_cruz135 Pablo, you’re seriously the best. I appreciate your willingness to even help. This is something I gotta handle this time. But don’t stop rooting for me, please. Glad to read you made it safely to your new city 🙌🏽🙏🏽
This season has proven to be a little more difficult to raise, I tell founders all the time There are non-dilutive alternate sources you can explore. As we have one fund focused on “Space & Security”, I’m sharing points below—specifically for my Aerospace & Defense founders 🛰️
@pablo_cruz135 Pablo, once again, you are the best 🇵🇷🙌🏽
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Only 6.6% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women. It's obvious we need more women leaders #iwd #InternationalWomensDay
"Start with a specific niche market to build a critical mass of employers and workers. Constraining the market this way forms your ‘wedge,’ which is your entry point into a given market.
Focusing on a narrow slice of a market early allows you to concentrate on fully aggregating those labor pools and offering more standardized services. It’s crucial to perfect this niche before expanding to other verticals."
Your product vs. what users actually want
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Thanks for all the responses as comments or messages. There are a few patterns I can now compile and share with him. But the crux of it all: “be genuinely interested in people”
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