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Selling early - 1st episode of the new season of Fundraising Radio!
May 4, 2023

Selling early - 1st episode of the new season of Fundraising Radio!

For 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 list...
Guest: Lisa Falzone
Hiring fundraising advisors. By Martin Hall, TEN Capital Network
June 12, 2022

Hiring fundraising advisors. By Martin Hall, TEN Capital Network

Hall 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 re...
Guest: Hall Martin
Building EVERYTHING in-house and raising. By Sharmin Ali
May 12, 2022

Building EVERYTHING in-house and raising. By Sharmin Ali

Sharmin 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 built all their tech in-house from scratch and how they use it as ...
Guest: Sharmin Ali
20 Years in VC, unlocking growth and supporting startups, by Tae Hea Nahm
April 18, 2022

20 Years in VC, unlocking growth and supporting startups, by Tae Hea Nahm

Tae 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 fu...
Guest: Tae-Hea-Nahm
The story of three pivots and growth management. By Koby Conrad from Rupa Health.
April 1, 2022

The story of three pivots and growth management. By Koby Conrad from Rupa Health.

Koby 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 wit...
Guest: Koby Conrad
Raise through an SPV-syndicated round. What does that mean? Jeremy Neilson from Assure will explain
March 8, 2022

Raise through an SPV-syndicated round. What does that mean? Jeremy Neilson from Assure will explain

Jeremy 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.
How to invest in wine and how Vinovest itself raised money. By Anthony Zhang
Feb. 5, 2022

How to invest in wine and how Vinovest itself raised money. By Anthony Zhang

Anthony 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 als...
Charity fundraising and non-profits. By Amy Malin from Trueheart
Nov. 22, 2021

Charity fundraising and non-profits. By Amy Malin from Trueheart

Amy 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...
Guest: Amy Malin
DocSend - how increasing prices increased conversions. By Russ Heddleston.
Nov. 13, 2021

DocSend - how increasing prices increased conversions. By Russ Heddleston.

Russ 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…
You don't want luck-based marketing - Karl Hughes about proper content marketing.
Oct. 16, 2021

You don't want luck-based marketing - Karl Hughes about proper content marketing.

Karl 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.
Guest: Karl Hughes
2X valuation in 4 months - how and why? Kirk Marple about Unstruk Data
Oct. 6, 2021

2X valuation in 4 months - how and why? Kirk Marple about Unstruk Data

Kirk 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...
Guest: Paul Martino
Gathering feedback to build the company on - the story of Till Financial by Taylor Burton.
Sept. 19, 2021

Gathering feedback to build the company on - the story of Till Financial by Taylor Burton.

Taylor 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 ear…
RSUs VS stock options - why do stock options suck so much? Explained by Casey Fenton, founder of Upstock.
Sept. 11, 2021

RSUs VS stock options - why do stock options suck so much? Explained by Casey Fenton, founder of Upstock.

Casey 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 s...
Guest: Casey Fenton
Selling complex tech to investors and customers - how Daloopa made it in FinTech. By Thomas Li
Sept. 4, 2021

Selling complex tech to investors and customers - how Daloopa made it in FinTech. By Thomas Li

Thomas 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 …
Guest: Thomas Li
Does a Stanford degree help while raising money for your company? By Andrew Milich, Skiff
Aug. 22, 2021

Does a Stanford degree help while raising money for your company? By Andrew Milich, Skiff

Andrew 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...
Raising 100% of the money online: equity crowdfunding, it's major perks and downsides. By Christopher Lustrino, KingsCrowd.
Aug. 14, 2021

Raising 100% of the money online: equity crowdfunding, it's major perks and downsides. By Christopher Lustrino, KingsCrowd.

Christopher 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 import…
Quitting Facebook to build a startup - story of SwoonMe. By Tanvi Gupta
Aug. 7, 2021

Quitting Facebook to build a startup - story of SwoonMe. By Tanvi Gupta

Tanvi 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 oversubscr…
Guest: Tanvi Gupta
Joining an accelerator after selling a company. By Dana Loberg
June 26, 2021

Joining an accelerator after selling a company. By Dana Loberg

Dana 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 y…
Guest: Dana Loberg
Investing in startups since 1999 and talking about the major changes in the VC space. By Mike Dowdle
June 19, 2021

Investing in startups since 1999 and talking about the major changes in the VC space. By Mike Dowdle

Mike Dowdle, Founding Partner at Circadian Ventures shares his 22+ years of experience in the VC space, explains how it changed in the past decades and how it affects startup founders who are trying to raise. We also discussed the differences between funds, syndicates and solo angels as sources of …
Guest: Mike Dowdle
Working at big corporations VS working at startups with less than 20 employees, by Mayank Sanganeria
June 11, 2021

Working at big corporations VS working at startups with less than 20 employees, by Mayank Sanganeria

Mayank Sanganeria, software engineer at Instagram talks about his experience at Instagram and at smaller startups. We discussed how can an early stage startup attract a veteran software engineer like Mayank without going broke and how they should reach out. Mayank also talked about some of the best…
Getting Started in Startups and Reaching an Acquisition - Eddy Badrina on Buzzshift
June 3, 2021

Getting Started in Startups and Reaching an Acquisition - Eddy Badrina on Buzzshift

Eddy Badrina, CEO of Eden Green, previously the Co-founder of Buzzshift talks about his transition to the startup world and the major lessons he learned along the way. We speak about his first time fundraising and some mistakes that Eddy made. We also speak about the acquisition of Buzzshift and ho…
Guest: Eddy Badrina
Startups in LatAm—How are LatAm Startups Different From Those in The U.S.? With Brian York
May 30, 2021

Startups in LatAm—How are LatAm Startups Different From Those in The U.S.? With Brian York

Brian York, Co-Founder & CEO at Cubbo, and Founder and GP at Bassin Ventures talks about Latin America and how it differs from the U.S. startup ecosystem. We also talk about exits from LatAm and Brian shares his advice to founders trying to expand their network in a new country.
Guest: Brian York
Investing in Apps since the First iPhone was Released - With Benjamin Narasin
May 14, 2021

Investing in Apps since the First iPhone was Released - With Benjamin Narasin

Benjamin Narasin, Venture Partner at New Enterprise Associates talks about changes he’s seen in the VC space over the last decade+, and about the process of taking one of his companies public. We also discussed alternatives to the pitch decks and ways founders can speed up their fundraising process.
Making a Career Pivot Smoothly: Lee Greene of Stairway to CEO and WearAway.
May 7, 2021

Making a Career Pivot Smoothly: Lee Greene of Stairway to CEO and WearAway.

Lee Greene, former founder and CEO of WearAway and current creator & host of the Stairway to CEO podcast talks about making the pivot from startups to airwaves. We also spoke about the acquisition of WearAway and the company got to that point.
Guest: Lee Greene