Turning Battlefield Lessons into Unicorn Success: Fireside Chat with Paige Craig

From the battlefields of Iraq to the boardrooms of Silicon Valley, Paige Craig’s journey is anything but conventional. As a former Marine and intelligence officer, Paige knows what it takes to lead under pressure, assess risk, and act decisively. These skills formed the foundation of his Founder Framework—an approach he uses to identify the founders who have the grit and vision to build billion-dollar companies from scratch.

Join us for an exclusive fireside chat where Paige Craig, now Managing Partner at Outlander VC, will share how his military experience shaped his investment strategy and how it led to early investments in companies like Lyft, Wish, and Postmates. Despite starting with small pre-seed investments, Paige’s portfolio has achieved 100x and even 1000x returns.

In conversation with NuFund President Serhat Pala, Paige will dive deep into:
– How to evaluate founders for their resilience and ability to execute in unpredictable markets.
– Why pre-seed investing offers the chance for explosive returns with the right approach.
– How his battlefield mindset has helped him build over a 5x venture fund portfolio multiple and back 17 unicorns.
– If you’re looking for a roadmap to making high-risk, high-reward bets at the pre-seed stage, this is the event you can’t afford to miss.

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