Fundraising Radio: Early Stage Startup Fundraising
382 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsFundraising Radio is the largest podcast about fundraising for early stage startups in the US. We focus on helping founders understand how they can raise the first institutional round outside of friends and family. How to appeal to investors and how to make sure that they see in your company what you see there.
We interview experienced founders who sold their companies in the past and raised hundreds of millions, we talk with active angels, managers of rolling funds, corporate venture capitalists and more. If you want to raise money for your young company, you came to the right place!
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Creating drip campaigns and running proof of concept - Territory Planning Pt. 2 with Amjed Aboukhadijeh
June 12, 2023 15:38 - 40 minutes - 37.7 MBAmjed Aboukhadijeh - head of sales at Socket. In this part he takes a deeper dive into the specific strategies included in the territory planning, more specifically - creating drip campaigns and running a POC (Proof Of Concept) that has a much greater success rate. Here is the link to a spreadsheet template that you can use to run your Proof Of Concept: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16RFCe-VnSILzZerdbdPsajKSsfNQHzbKxcVIG48ngYk/edit?usp=sharing This is the second episode of two tha...
Territory planning Pt 1. With Amjed Aboukhadijeh
May 31, 2023 19:08 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBAmjed Aboukhadijeh - head of sales at Socket, talks about the importance of territory planning in the sales process. He explains what steps does territory planning consist of and how you should work on each step. This is the first episode of two that we'll have with Amjed - part 2 will be focused on very specific strategies that were mentioned in Pt 1 (this episode) so stay tuned!
Identifying Sales Talent the right way. By Lucas Price
May 16, 2023 21:30 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBLucas Price, Founder and CEO at Yardstick in this episode talks about asking the right questions, using structured interviews and scorecards to identify sales talent. Who by Geoff Smart and Randy Street https://a.co/d/fBJf66l A VP of Sales Hiring Scorecard For Startups…Get it Right the First Time https://avenuetalentpartners.com/2021/06/27/vp-sales-hiring-scorecard-startups/ What to Know Before You Interview Your Next Sales Candidate https://www.yardstick.team/post/what-to-know-before-you...
Selling early - 1st episode of the new season of Fundraising Radio!
May 03, 2023 23:29 - 27 minutes - 35.9 MBFor our long-standing followers asking if we haven't released any new episodes in the past 8 months because we died - no we haven't, still kicking it! This new season of Fundraising Radio will be still catered to our old listeners but this time the focus will be on sales for early stage startups that have nothing to their name. Why? Because with the ongoing recession and great fears for the future of the US economy, more and more investors become conservative and want to see sales before the...
Equity crowdfunding explained by VP at Community Round Fundraising (WeFunder), Jonny Price
June 26, 2022 07:41 - 28 minutes - 53.5 MBJonny Price, VP of Fundraising at Community Round Fundraising (WeFunder) in this episode talks about equity crowdfunding, process that founders need to undergo to have a successful crowd-funded round and more. We've also talked about the major pitfalls in said process and how to prepare for those. Jonny's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonnyprice/ Community Round Fundraising's site: https://wefunder.com/ SPVs (Special Purpose Vehicles) explained by the CEO of Assure: https://www.fu...
Hiring fundraising advisors. By Martin Hall, TEN Capital Network
June 12, 2022 16:33 - 26 minutes - 49.7 MBHall Martin, Founder and CEO at TEN Capital Network that raised over $900 million for its clients, in this episode talks about hiring fundraising advisors who can connect you to the right capital. We spoke about different regulations around fundraising and of course, about hiring experts for your fundraising round and whether it's worth it or not. Hall's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/halltmartin/ TEN Capital Network - connecting investors with startups: https://tencapital.group/
Hiring fundraising advisors. By Hall Martin, TEN Capital Network
June 12, 2022 16:33 - 26 minutes - 49.7 MBHall Martin, Founder and CEO at TEN Capital Network that raised over $900 million for its clients, in this episode talks about hiring fundraising advisors who can connect you to the right capital. We spoke about different regulations around fundraising and of course, about hiring experts for your fundraising round and whether it's worth it or not. Hall's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/halltmartin/ TEN Capital Network - connecting investors with startups: https://tencapital.group/
Running a company out of Ukraine and preparing to raise. By Alyona Mysko
May 20, 2022 02:45 - 22 minutes - 42.1 MBAlyona Mysko, CEO & Founder at Fuelfinance in this episode talks about the story of her company and the effects that the war has on it and its future plans. Hint: no giving up in sight and Fuelfinance is preparing to raise soon while expanding! Fuelfinance website - https://fuelfinance.me Support Ukrainian Busines - here Here - how to open in Delaware a company, but it is in Ukrainian. If you want to read another way of opening a company (with Firstbase of course), you can check out our w...
Building EVERYTHING in-house and raising. By Sharmin Ali
May 12, 2022 03:08 - 27 minutes - 50.3 MBSharmin Ali, Founder and CEO of Instoried tells her story of helping others write good stories. In this episode we go in-depth into the reasons why Instoried build all their tech in-house from scratch and how they use it as their competitive advantage to secure funding for the expansion. Sharmin's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharmin-ali-5b6b4237/ Instoried website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/instoried/ I forgot what else I wanted to include in the description so here is th...
Building EVERYTHIN in-house and raising. By Sharmin Ali
May 12, 2022 03:08 - 27 minutes - 50.3 MBSharmin Ali, Founder and CEO of Instoried tells her story of helping others write good stories. In this episode we go in-depth into the reasons why Instoried build all their tech in-house from scratch and how they use it as their competitive advantage to secure funding for the expansion. Sharmin's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharmin-ali-5b6b4237/ Instoried website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/instoried/ I forgot what else I wanted to include in the description so here is th...
What is a down-round and how to survive one? By Russ Wilcox
May 01, 2022 15:58 - 27 minutes - 51.4 MBRuss Wilcox, Partner at PillarVC talks about his experience running startups himself. Throughout his career he raised 10 times and 3 times these were down-rounds. In this episode Russ explains what down-rounds are bad, how they happened to him and how he managed to survive and thrive! Russ' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russ-wilcox-2005/ Pillar VC's website: https://www.pillar.vc/ For people who want to understand how to get in touch with the right investor, a course developed by ...
20 Years in VC, unlocking growth and supporting startups, by Tae Hea Nahm
April 18, 2022 03:58 - 29 minutes - 54.3 MBTae Hea Nahm, Managing Director and Co-Founder at Storm Ventures in this episode talks about his experience working as an attorney and helping startup founders raise money for their companies, and eventually starting a VC fund of his own. We also spoke about his book "Survival To Thrival", why he wrote it and what was the affect on his fund. Tae's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tnahm/ Storm ventures: https://www.stormventures.com/ Here is the list of podcasts about fundraising (som...
The story of three pivots and growth management. By Koby Conrad from Rupa Health.
April 01, 2022 00:23 - 34 minutes - 63.3 MBKoby Conrad, Head of Growth at Rupa Health and Founder of Channels of Growth talks about his experience building a company and pivoting 3 times. He also explains what growth management looks like and who should be dealing with that field. Koby's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kobyconrad/ Subscribe to Channels of Growth here: https://channelsofgrowth.substack.com/ Course on fundraising by Fundraising Radio team: https://fundraising-courses.com/ Rupa Health's site: https://www.rupah...
Raise through an SPV-syndicated round. What does that mean? Jeremy Neilson from Assure will explain
March 08, 2022 02:18 - 33 minutes - 61.6 MBJeremy Neilson, CEO and Co-Founder of Assure in this episode explains how SPVs work and what they are, how founders can use them to make their rounds easier and what are the expected costs of creating an SPV and syndicating your own round. Assure's site: https://hubs.li/Q015d7j-0 Jeremy's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyneilson/ Assure's bootcamp: https://boomstartup.com/ Assure's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_4LhtX361MEw5l6nenLkWQ Some topics covered in this...
Raising and selling - no bootstrapping, why? By Nick Desai
March 03, 2022 02:49 - 30 minutes - 56.2 MBNick Desai - Founder and CEO at HeyRenee in this episode talks about how he started 5 companies and how many of them actually made it. He also explains why he chose to raise money from VCs for all his companies and how that decision affected the business. HeyRenee site: https://www.heyrenee.co/ Nick's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickdesaiheal/ Can your investors fire me? Here is an episode of Fundraising Radio explaining this question: https://www.fundraisingradio.com/Jeb-Banner...
Fundraising for non-profit is easier than for a for-profit company? HOW? Dylan Kendall explains
February 22, 2022 00:09 - 52 minutes - 97 MBDylan Kendall - candidate for Los Angeles City Council District in 2022 and a Founder of a for-profit and non-profit in this episode shares her experience of being a founder in Los Angeles. She explains how did it happen that fundraising for a non-profit turned out to be easier than for a for-profit company and how she got into politics. Learn more about Dylan as a candidate here: https://dylankendall2022.com/ Relevan episode where Claudine Emeott explains how impact funds work: https://ww...
Can you get fired from your own company? Jeb Banner explains how governing boards work.
February 13, 2022 17:13 - 37 minutes - 69.3 MBJeb Banner, CEO and Co-Founder of Boardable explains how the governing boards really work and how founders can make sure that they don't get fired from the companies that they have started. He also spoke about the first steps that early stage founders should take to establish the board and explained the legal requirements around the board management. Jeb's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jebbanner/ Boardable: https://boardable.com/ Course by Fundraising Radio's team: https://www.fun...
How to invest in wine and how Vinovest itself raised money. By Anthony Zhang
February 05, 2022 21:12 - 25 minutes - 48.1 MBAnthony Zhang, Co-founder and CEO at Vinovest talks about how his company helps "regular" people invest in wine - an asset class that was previously only accessible to the wealthy people with free time on their hands. He also spoke about their most recent Series A and how they had to change their business model to close the round successfully. Anthony's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-zhang-988a2375/ Link to Vinovest that will get you 3 months of no management fees: https://v...
Lawyer free and charge free fundraising tool - Party Round. By Jordi Hays
January 26, 2022 23:47 - 30 minutes - 56.7 MBJordi Hays, Co-Founder & CEO at Party Round in this episode talks about the legal side of fundraising and how it looks like now VS what it actually should be. We've also discussed the need for actual lawyers in some fundraising rounds and the importance of friends and family round in a life of a startup. Jordi's email for those who want to skip the line of over 30k users and use Party Round now: [email protected] Jordi's LinekedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordi-hays-559199113/ And...
Build a financial organization in 3 weeks. By Duy Vo at Productfy
January 20, 2022 23:24 - 22 minutes - 41.2 MBDuy Vo, Founder and CEO at Productfy talks about being a sole founder and yet having great Co-Founders (in a way) who have helped him lead the company to the success instead of selling early on. He also explains how Productfy works and how it can transform any organization into a complex financial organization in a span of a few weeks. Duy Vo's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duybvo/ Productfy's site: https://www.productfy.io/ Course on fundraising for early stage startups: https://...
Raising a Series D. By Sid Viswanathan, Co-Founder at Truepill.
January 11, 2022 03:29 - 25 minutes - 47.7 MBSid Viswanathan Co-Founder & President at Truepill talks about raising a Series D and how it is different from earlier rounds. We've also touched onto the story of how prior to Truepill, Sid founded CardMunch, a business-card scanning app that was acquired by LinkedIn soon after its founding. Sid's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidviswanathan Truepill's site: www.truepill.com And of course, link to our course on fundraising at 70% discount (only until the 15th of January): https:/...
Finding a co-founder by CEO of Opal
December 20, 2021 02:41 - 23 minutes - 43.7 MBStephen Cobbe, co-founder and CEO at Opal talks about his journey with Opal, ups and downs and how to handle them. He also shares some recommendations on how to find a good co-founder and shares his personal experience in that field along with two great books. Stephen's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scobbe/ Opal's website: https://opal.dev/ Two great books in question: 1. Never Split the Difference: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/0062407805 ...
Raising $200k through a Twitter post. By Alex Simon with Elude
December 05, 2021 18:53 - 32 minutes - 59.6 MBAlex Simon, CEO Co-Founder of Elude in this episode talks about the new strategies that modern founders can employ while fundraising for their startups. We also spoke about some key things that founders should have on hand before starting to raise and about other things that I forgot to write down. Alex' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexnsimon/ Elude website: https://elude.co/ Episode with the founder of DocSend: https://www.fundraisingradio.com/Russ-Heddleston/ 70% off (for les...
1-month accelerator - how does it work? By Brett Goldstein
November 26, 2021 22:59 - 26 minutes - 48.5 MBBrett Goldstein, Co-Founder at Launch House talks about focusing on the new values instead of pushing old shit through accelerators and how exactly he approaches it. We spoke a lot about how the fundraising field has changed over the past years and why many accelerators are going obsolete with founders needing a better alternative. We also discussed some of the fundraising tactics that Launch House implements to help its participants fundraise. Brett's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/...
Charity fundraising and non-profits. By Amy Malin from Trueheart
November 22, 2021 06:42 - 28 minutes - 52.2 MBAmy Malin, Co-Founder at Trueheart talks about how by making simple search requests you give money to non-profits instead of monopolistic corporate giants. We spoke about how fundraising for non-profits looks like and how is it different from fundraising for for-profit companies and how should one approach fundraising for such projects. Amy's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amymalin/ Trueheart - change the world with every search: https://trueheart.com/ SMB bonds that we've touched...
DocSend - how increasing prices increased conversions. By Russ Heddleston.
November 13, 2021 00:46 - 30 minutes - 56.1 MBRuss Heddleston, Co-Founder and CEO talks about the story of DocSend and how the decision to increase their prices led to an increased conversion rate for their customers and how exactly this magic worked. We've also discussed how DocSend became so essential for the startup founders and how was the product taking shape. In this episode Russ touched onto the acquisition of DocSend by Dropbox and explained how exactly they got to a $150 million acquisition with just $15 million raised. Russ'...
Fundraising for an open-source startup, how do you explain it to investors? By Michel Tricot, Airbyte
November 05, 2021 00:14 - 25 minutes - 47.5 MBMichel Tricot Co-Founder at Airbyte talks about raising capital for an open-source startup. We talked about how Airbyte plans to monetize and how they managed to get into Y-Combinator. We also touched onto the effect that a good background in a relevant field has on your fundraising efforts (spoiler: it makes fundraising too easy) Michel's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micheltricot/ Airbyte's website: https://airbyte.io/ Link to our course on fundraising - The Science of Getting i...
9 year overnight success - how bootstrapping pays off in long-run. By Bryan Clayton
October 23, 2021 22:28 - 26 minutes - 49.3 MBBryan Clayton, CEO and Cofounder at GreenPal talks about how his company outlived dozens of his competitors by NOT raising money from investors. We also discussed the future plans of the company and why their strategy might change and actually include fundraising in some form. But the major focus of the interview is on the reasons to not fundraise and on discussions of cases in which it is applicable. Bryan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-clayton-a96b33214/ GreenPal's website...
You don't want luck-based marketing - Karl Hughes about proper content marketing.
October 15, 2021 23:40 - 30 minutes - 56.8 MBKarl Hughes, Founder and CEO at Draft.dev talks about content marketing, specifically focused on targeting developers. We discussed some strategies that can be applied and budget for good content marketing along with some use-cases. Karl's personal site: https://www.karllhughes.com/ Promotion checklist: https://draft.dev/learn/promotion Low-cost content marketing ideas (forgot to mention this, but might be helpful for early-stage founders on a budget): https://draft.dev/learn/low-cost-mar...
2X valuation in 4 months - how and why? Kirk Marple about Unstruk Data
October 06, 2021 22:09 - 22 minutes - 41.6 MBKirk Marple, Founder and CEO at Unstruk Data talks about their fundraising round and how they doubled their valuation in less than 4 months. We also spoke about some useful techniques that can help founders fundraise. Kirk's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirkmarple/\ Unstruk Data: https://www.unstruk.com/
What is post-seed, how is it different from bridge round and is it really bad for founders to "fall out of pattern". By Paul Martino, Bullpen capital.
September 28, 2021 19:27 - 23 minutes - 43.6 MBPaul Martino, founder at Bullpen capital talks about investing in founders who are "falling out of pattern", making post-seed investments and how such investments are different from bridge rounds. We also spoke about how founders should view such post-seed rounds and how to approach them. Paul's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauljmartino/ Bullpen capital: https://bullpencap.com/ Work is still very much in progress, but you can preview the upcoming course on outreach to investors ...
Gathering feedback to build the company on - the story of Till Financial by Taylor Burton.
September 19, 2021 22:08 - 25 minutes - 47 MBTaylor Burton, Co-Founder of Till Financial talks about the creation and fundraising of it and how they have gathered analyzed and later presented the feedback to the investors. Taylor also touched onto the major problems that they faced while building the company and some mistakes they've made early on. Taylor's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-burton-93073215/ Till Financial's website: https://www.tillfinancial.io/ Fundraising Radio's course preview: https://fundraise.thinki...
RSUs VS stock options - why do stock options suck so much? Explained by Casey Fenton, founder of Upstock.
September 11, 2021 01:29 - 31 minutes - 59.2 MBCasey Fenton, co-founder at the legendary Couchsurfing and currently founder and CEO at Upstock.io talks about what RSUs are and how are they different from standard stock options. We also discussed why exactly Casey hates stock options so much and what is so wrong about them. And of course we talked about Casey's experience with couchsurfing and its transition from a non-profit into a for-profit company. Upstock: https://www.upstock.io/ Casey's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey...
Selling complex tech to investors and customers - how Daloopa made it in FinTech. By Thomas Li
September 04, 2021 19:39 - 33 minutes - 61.4 MBThomas Li, Co-Founder and CEO at Daloopa talks about explaining complicated tech in simple terms and selling it to investors and buyers. We also discussed deep tech in greater detail and who are the primary targets for fundraising in these cases. We also touched onto the importance of listening to your customers and how that can directly affect your fundraising process (great quote at the end of the episode). The preview of the course isn't up yet, but it will be very soon, if you want to ...
3Bn fund - Viola Ventures, largest VC in Israel, how do they operate and what do they like to invest in? By Omry Ben David
August 28, 2021 15:35 - 24 minutes - 44.4 MBOmry Ben David, General Partner at Viola Ventures talks about investing in Israel and Israeli founders all over the globe and why it seems to be working than most other demographics. We also discussed how does Viola Ventures work and why is it spread over 4 funds and how do they cooperate. Omry's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omry-ben-david-2436371/ Viola Ventures site: https://www.viola-group.com/fund/violaventures/ Another episode of Fundraising Radio about Israeli founders: Wh...
3Bn fund - Viola, largest VC in Israel, how do they operate and what do they like to invest in? By Omry Ben David
August 28, 2021 15:35 - 24 minutes - 44.4 MBOmry Ben David, General Partner at Viola talks about investing in Israel and Israeli founders all over the globe and why it seems to be working than most other demographics. We also discussed how does Viola Ventures work and why is it spread over 4 funds and how do they cooperate. Omry's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omry-ben-david-2436371/ Viola's site: https://www.viola-group.com/fund/violaventures/ Another episode of Fundraising Radio about Israeli founders: Why invest in Isra...
Does a Stanford degree help while raising money for your company? By Andrew Milich, Skiff
August 22, 2021 15:31 - 22 minutes - 40.9 MBAndrew Milich, Co-Founder at Skiff talks about the importance of college education while building a company and raising funding. He also talked about how investors reacted to him as the first time founder and how it affected his fundraising efforts. Andrew's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amilich/ Skiff's website: https://www.skiff.org/ Skiff's Twitter: https://twitter.com/skiffprivacy
Educational episode #9: step by step guide to equity crowdfunding. By Christopher Lustrino, KingsCrowd
August 14, 2021 19:43 - 14 minutes - 26.2 MBChristopher Lustrino, Founder & CEO at KingsCrowd in this educational episode talks about equity crowdfunding, what are the major pitfalls in it and how to avoid them. He also gave a brief step-by-step guide on raising money through equity crwodfunding and shared some of the knowledge about the process that he gained while raising money for KingsCrowd. Checklist: 1) Be prepared for the time frame: 4-12 weeks to go live on equity crowdfunding platform. 2) Determine how much you want to rai...
Raising 100% of the money online: equity crowdfunding, it's major perks and downsides. By Christopher Lustrino, KingsCrowd.
August 14, 2021 19:26 - 25 minutes - 46.4 MBChristopher Lustrino, Founder & CEO at KingsCrowd talks about his experience raising 100% of the funding for his company online. We discussed what are the major pros and cons of equity crowdfunding and how he maneuvered through them. Crhistopher also spoke about the repeat investor and their importance in any type of fundraising process and he explained how to stay in touch with your existing investors to make sure the next round will be easier to raise. Christopher's LinkedIn: https://www....
Acquiring SaaS businesses systematically - how does it work and how do you get there? By Akeel Jabber
August 12, 2021 05:39 - 20 minutes - 38.1 MBAkeel Jabber, Investment director at Horizen Capital talks about rules of growing a SaaS business and later on selling it. He explained how Horizen Capital makes its investment decisions and how a startup founder can get closer to an acquisition. Akeel's podcast - SaaS district: https://horizencapital.com/saas-podcast/ Akeel's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akeel-jabbar/ Akeel's twitter: https://twitter.com/AkeelJabber Horizen Capital: https://horizencapital.com/ For A/B testing:...
Quitting Facebook to build a startup - story of SwoonMe. By Tanvi Gupta
August 07, 2021 16:43 - 26 minutes - 49.6 MBTanvi Gupta, Founder and CEO at SwoonMe talks about how she left Facebook and stability that it provides in order to build her own company. We also spoke about building a startup in a crowded space (online dating) and how she managed to stand out from the crowd and get her pre-seed round oversubscribed. Tanvi's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanvigupta773/ SwoonMe website: https://www.swoonmedating.com/ If you are curious to hear more about online dating, the interview with an Ex-...
2 of 17 investments go for an IPO - how did Hoxton Ventures get to that rate? By Hussein Kanji
August 01, 2021 14:26 - 34 minutes - 64.8 MBHussein Kanji, co-founder at Hoxton Ventures who presents himself as an analyst on LinkedIn to avoid spam messages from dozens of founders (I just find it hilarious that those messages go so out of hand, this kind of measures have to be taken so decided to mention it here). We spoke about the way Hoxton got to such a high rate of IPOs per investment and how Hussein finds those companies. We also spoke about IPOs and some other good stuff. Hussein's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hka...
Hybrid fund - what does that mean and how does it work? By Billy Libby
July 28, 2021 21:48 - 28 minutes - 51.9 MBBilly Libby, Co-Founder & CEO at Upper90 talks about what the term "hybrid fund" implies and how is it different from a "regular" fund. We talked about who should try raising debt and how can a startup separate the part of their business that is safe and raise debt backed by that chunk of their business. We also discussed what kind of companies should really go after debt and how to do it. Billy's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billy-libby-76464b1/ Upper90: https://www.upper90.io/ ...
300th episode of Fundraising Radio - special edition.
July 23, 2021 17:08 - 15 minutes - 28.1 MBWe got to the 300th episode and decided to celebrate with a bit of extra fun for our listeners. This episode is about the mistakes that were made during the creation of this podcast - it includes the stories of the team and some random bloopers that were removed from the original episodes and saved "for later use" and the day for that "later use" came! We hope you enjoy:) Here is the contact information of our key team members: Elizaveta Belinskaya: email, LinkedIn. Luis Bravo: email, Lin...
Launching satellites and raising for them - how is space tech fundraising. By Anthony Baker
July 17, 2021 16:58 - 30 minutes - 22 MBAnthony Baker, Founder and CEO at Satellite VU talks about fundraising for his company that is about to launch multiple satellites into space. We spoke about testing out such a complicated idea with low budget and presenting it to investors in order to actually implement the idea. For founders in deep tech space this will be an extremely interesting episode about idea testing and implementation. Anthony's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonybaker2/ Satellite VU: https://www.satell...
Why investing in Israel and how do Israeli founders expand to the US? By Cynthia Phitoussi
July 14, 2021 22:57 - 25 minutes - 18.4 MBCynthia Phitoussi, Co-Founder & Managing Partner SeedIL Ventures talks about investing in Israel and explains the major differences between American and Israeli founders and shares the best qualities of both. We also discussed the major changes in the Israeli startup ecosystem that Cynthia saw over the past 7 years. Cynthia's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-phitoussi-b306921b/ SeedIL Ventures: https://seedil.com/ The book about learning most critical soft skills: https://chu...
Fundraising rules and content generation. Mark Peter Davis
July 09, 2021 22:30 - 29 minutes - 21.9 MBMark Peter Davis Managing Partner at Interplay Ventures, podcast host at Innovation with Mark Peter Davis and an author of The Fundraising Rules talks about the fundraising rules, the lessons he learned from being a VC. We also spoke about who should try to create content and in what form this content should be. Mark's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markpeterdavis/ Interplay Ventures: https://www.interplay.vc/ Innovation with Mark Peter Davis podcast: https://linktr.ee/markpeterda...
Indicators of a future growth of a startup. By Duane Good
June 30, 2021 23:41 - 35 minutes - 26.4 MBDuane Good, Co-founder & President at Tribal Credit talks about some of the indicators of the future growth in companies, red flags that can be spotted in metrics of a company and how Tribal credit raised $43 million. Duane's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanegood/ Tribal Credit: https://www.tribal.credit/ Follow Tribal Credit on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tribal-credit/ For those listeners who are just thinking of starting their companies: I've recently joined a...
Joining the accelerator after selling a company. By Dana Loberg
June 26, 2021 21:20 - 26 minutes - 19.8 MBDana Loberg, Founder of Leo AR, co-founder of MojiLaLa and previously the co-founder of MovieLaLa that was acquired by Gifycat talks about her story of acquisition and the launch of a new company. We also spoke about who should join the accelerator and does it make sense to join an accelerator if you already ran a startup in the past. Dana's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danaloberg/ Leo AR: https://www.leoapp.com/ Dana's Blog on Medium: https://danaloberg.medium.com/ For those li...
Climate tech in Europe and US. By Heidi Lindvall
June 24, 2021 21:42 - 27 minutes - 19.8 MBHeidi Lindvall, General Partner at Pale Blue Dot talks about investing in ClimateTech startups in Europe and US and about the major differences between startups in the US and Europe. We spoke about some successful exits in climate-tech and how founders get there and much more useful stuff that I forgot to write down in notes. Heidi's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidilindvall/ Pale Blue Dot website: https://www.paleblue.vc/#section-0 Jobs at Pale Blue Dot: https://www.notion.so/p...