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Happy Friday, founders and friends!
First off, Bloom is growing and we’re hiring for a private equity Analyst role! 🚀 (Read more in the Open Roles section below).
If you’re reading this, tip of the hat to you @MayorSuarez.
The Mayor of Miami, Francis X. Suarez, is heating up the recruitment game for the 305’s tech ecosystem. These billboards have started popping up around the San Francisco Bay area 👀
Miami is looking more and more like a new hot spot for tech co’s and investors. But no worries, BloomVP is still buying and investing in SaaS startups around the globe.
The ads are reported to have been paid for by Shervin Pishevar- recent Miami resident, and early investor in Uber and AirBnB. Full story here.
Climbing the Charts 📈
The full bloom podcast is climbing the charts on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! We’re now up to 8 value-packed episodes with guests like- Jason Calacanis, Andrew Gazdecki and KP “The Build in Public Guy”.
Hear from some of the most innovative SaaS founders + investors in digestible 30 minute episodes. Get caught up on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Mp3 here.
and coming soon to the full bloom….
Shawn Merani (@smerani) :: raising a fund + state of early stage VC
Adii Pienaar :: bootstrapping + life after multiple exits
Howard Lindzon :: SaaS stonks & SPACs
Ian Kar :: @fintechtoday_ founder (and Drake’s #1 fan) on growing an online community
Who do you want to hear from on the full bloom? Let us know!
Favorites from the Ecosystem
📚 Lessons from Keith Rabois Essay 3: How to be an Effective Executive
📚 A Dozen Things You can Learn from Biggie Smalls (The Notorious B.I.G.) About Business
SaaS founders, you can’t afford to not read this:
The market is HOT 🦄🔥
What happens when you put 2 New York-native VCs with opposing opinions on a podcast together? Magic. Magic happens.
And a huge thank you to the Bloom community 👏
Bloom Venture Partners is an early stage venture fund, backing remarkable teams on their quest to change the way we earn, live + create. And just by reading this, you’re helping us make it possible.
Open Roles 🛠🚀
Reply to this email if you are interested in getting connected!
Bloom Equity :: Analyst, Private Equity
Bloom Equity is seeking an Analyst for our growing private equity team. Qualified candidates would ideally have some finance/tech/investing experience or similar, with strong interpersonal and analytical skills. More info here.
Arctype :: Software Engineer (Founding Team)
POGO :: Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack
POGO :: Senior Software Engineer, Backend
End Note
Thanks for joining us for another edition of the weekly bloom. At Bloom Venture Partners we buy, build + invest in SaaS.
We’re excited to continue backing remarkable teams on their quest of changing the way we work, live + create.
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