PORTFOLIO SUPPORT THAT LEVERAGES YOUR FIRM’S UNIQUE DNA

It’s no secret that early-stage founders have intensified needs in the areas of biz ops, talent & recruiting, product-market fit, scaling, and GTM strategies, and they rely heavily on their board of investors for directive and tactical advice to get them to the next level. This ask often falls heavily on the GP’s shoulders. Thus, developing a portfolio service (aka platform) strategy can be an incredible value-add when you hone in on your fund’s unique DNA and partner skillsets to successfully deliver this support to your founders.

Strut’s strategic portfolio service offering allows your fund to outsource some or all of this critical lift to seasoned experts, saving you time, money, and the burden of navigating it alone. Our team of experts is infinitely more efficient than a one-to-many strategy, giving your founders access to a collective of skill sets, knowledge, experience, and visibility they couldn’t get anywhere else. Providing this tactical support to founders:

  • Has proven to accelerate the success of the company, increasing the likelihood of the ability to raise future rounds, meet/exceed targets, find PMF, accelerate their GTM strategy, etc.

  • Can increase your fund's net IRR/TVPI compared to those offering little to no portfolio support.

  • Is often a deal-winning selling point to founders who selectively choose the VCs they want to partner with for the long term.

WHAT WE DO

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PLATFORM STRATEGY & EXECUTION
PLATFORM STRATEGY & EXECUTION

• High-level strategy for platform programming leveraging your fund’s unique DNA and partner skillsets

• Plan and structures for full-scale execution and regular evaluation

• Operations expertise and support to founders as they move into their next stages of growth

COMMUNITY BUILDING
COMMUNITY BUILDING

• Successfully onboard new members into the community, fund calendar, other resources, etc.

• Support and foster ongoing communications, events/workshops, networking opportunities, facilitation of connections, etc.

• Monitor and moderate community on a weekly basis

• Contribute to/support conversations and member communications, and act as a connector when needed

• Manage and maintain membership data and details, changes, updates, etc.

• Report on community metrics as agreed upon

• Continue to evaluate engagement and growth and make suggestions for improvement

• Explore/find synergies for additional connection and community value-add

HOW WE DO IT

We deliver a multifaceted service offering that encompasses both the strategy and execution aspects of portfolio service.

Strut provides a best-in-class talent support offering for startups, an aspect of early-stage company support that can eat up to 30% (or more!) of a GPs time, helping founders recruit and secure top talent. We take a team approach to platform, leveraging our collective skillsets, knowledge, experience, and visibility across 50+ funds to deliver a high-quality, white-glove experience.

WHO IS LEADING THE CHARGE

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Kristen Ostro
Kristen Ostro

Kristen has been leading founder engagement, curating platform from scratch, and building community in VC for over a decade. She has experience supporting a variety of funds and portfolio sizes, from sub-$10m to over $1b in AUM, with a specialty in early-stage portfolio companies. Additionally, she founded and runs a 200+ member VC operator community, Let’s Talk Ops (LTO), with five established chapters across the U.S. For LTO, she delivers educational content, in-person relationship building, virtual engagement, mentorship, and a high-powered annual Summit.

Kristen is passionate about helping fund managers hone their special sauce when it comes to building their platform offering, leveraging their unique skillsets and DNA to deliver the support founders need to succeed at the highest level.

LET’S GET STARTED!

Email bd@strutconsulting.com or fill out the form below to get in touch about our services!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Hiring one person only gives you one skillset. Working with Strut gives you access to a whole team of experts with visibility into a multitude of funds and the portfolio services they’re offering. Additionally, you’ll be able to utilize our full suite of talent services for startups, from hiring to HR best practices and more!

  • Strut delivers a white-glove, dedicated client service experience for the firms we work with. You’ll have someone who is fully up to speed on your fund’s institutional knowledge and is focused on being both a thought partner and executor to ensure your platform offering is best-in-class.

  • Absolutely! We have some of the most experienced VC community builders on our team with proven strategies to ensure founders are both accessing the support you’re providing and engaging with each other in meaningful ways that build genuine connections.