Surrey, US · Partner
Mariam Naficy
Founder & CEO at Heretic
Latest rounds
- GustoRound · $90MNov 2016
- Color GenomicsSeries A · $15MApr 2015
- redditSeries B · $50MSept 2014
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The firm
HereticVC firm · US0cheques in 12 months0all time0ledunknownRounds they were named in
- Rounds
- 3
- Led
- 0
- Disclosed
- $155M
- Active
- 2014–16
GustoRound$90MJoined · +103 investors
- Color GenomicsSeries A$15MUSJoined · +13 investors · historical
redditSeries B$50MUSJoined · +15 investors · historical
Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundHereticExecutive Officeron 4 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raisingMinted, Inc.Executive Officer, Directoron 2 filings · since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raisingPolyvore IncDirectoron 2 filings · since 2009
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Their book
The Fast Track: The Insider's Guide to Winning Jobs in Management Consulting, Investment Banking, & Securities Trading
Mariam Naficy · 1997
3.78 from 37 ratings on Goodreads
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Get an Insider's Edge on Launching Your Career. Are you thinking about working for the likes of McKinsey, Merrill Lynch, or Salomon Brothers? Thousands of undergraduates, MBA students, and others are rushing for prestigious entry-level positions in the highly competitive and…
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Minted: Mariam Naficy (2018)
WithMariam Naficy
Their bookThe Fast Track
About this episode
In 2000, Mariam Naficy sold her first company, an online cosmetics store called Eve.com, for $110 million. Several years later, she got the entrepreneurial itch once again: she founded Minted.com, an online stationery store that solicits designs from artists all over the world. Today Minted is one…
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Raise more money than you need, w/Minted's Mariam Naficy
WithMariam Naficy
Their bookThe Fast Track
MentionsBrian CheskySelina Tobaccowala
About this episode
Think you've raised enough money for your startup? Think again. You have to run through a minefield of unexpected expenses as an entrepreneur. And you never know where the big opportunity will come from, or if you'll need to make an unexpected, expensive pivot to stay afloat. So always, always…
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Apple PodcastsMinted: Mariam Naficy
WithMariam Naficy
Their bookThe Fast Track
About this episode
In 2000, Mariam Naficy sold her first company, an online cosmetics store called Eve.com, for $110 million. Several years later, she got the entrepreneurial itch once again: she founded Minted, an online stationery store that solicits designs from artists all over the world. Today Minted is one of…
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20VC: The Right Way For Founders To Think About Capital Efficiency, How To Create A Culture of Continuous Learning & The Secret To Talent Assessment and Optimisation with Mariam Naficy, Founder & CEO @ Minted
WithMariam Naficy
Their bookThe Fast Track
MentionsFloodgateJeremy StoppelmanRidge Ventures
About this episode
Mariam Naficy has pioneered consumer Internet models since 1998, when she co-founded the first online cosmetics retailer, Eve.com, which was sold for over $100 million. Today, Mariam is the Founder & CEO @ Minted , the startup that uses crowdsourcing and analytics to bring the best designs to… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageRaise more money than you need, w/Minted's Mariam Naficy
WithMariam Naficy
Their bookThe Fast Track
MentionsBrian CheskySelina Tobaccowala
About this episode
Think you've raised enough money for your startup? Think again. You have to run through a minefield of unexpected expenses as an entrepreneur. And you never know where the big opportunity will come from, or if you'll need to make an unexpected, expensive pivot to stay afloat. So always, always… More on the show's page
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Mariam Naficy on Lessons From The Dot Com Days and Knowing When To Blitzscale | Blitzscaling 07
WithMariam Naficy
Their bookThe Fast Track
MentionsAllen BlueJohn Lilly
About this episode
This is session 7 of Technology-enabled Blitzscaling, a Stanford University class taught by Reid Hoffman, John Lilly, Allen Blue, and Chris Yeh. This class features Reid Hoffman interviewing Mariam Naficy, the Founder and CEO of Minted.com, and the Founder and Co-CEO of Eve.com. Learn more about… More on the show's page
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Netflix’s Reed Hastings: Why culture matters
MentionsReed HastingsJeff WeinerAneel BhusriMariam Naficy
About this episode
As Reed Hastings steps down from his co-CEO role at Netflix, we return to the leadership lessons he shared in his original Masters of Scale episode. This episode is all about how you need a strong culture to build a company that will scale beyond the early start-up days. And strong company cultures…
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Apple PodcastsNetflix’s Reed Hastings: Why culture matters
MentionsReed HastingsJeff WeinerAneel BhusriMariam Naficy
About this episode
Classic episode: You need a strong culture to build a company that will scale beyond the early days of start up. And strong company cultures only emerge when every employee feels they own the culture from day one. Here's how Reed Hastings did it – and made Netflix culture (and its “culture deck”)…
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