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Raising a Series D. By Sid Viswanathan, Co-Founder at Truepill.
Jan. 11, 2022

Raising a Series D. By Sid Viswanathan, Co-Founder at Truepill.

Sid 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...
Finding a co-founder by CEO of Opal
Dec. 20, 2021

Finding a co-founder by CEO of Opal

Stephen 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 th...
Guest: Stephan Cobb
1-month accelerator - how does it work? By Brett Goldstein
Nov. 26, 2021

1-month accelerator - how does it work? By Brett Goldstein

Brett 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...
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
Educational episode #9: step by step guide to equity crowdfunding. By Christopher Lustrino, KingsCrowd
Aug. 14, 2021

Educational episode #9: step by step guide to equity crowdfunding. By Christopher Lustrino, KingsCrowd

Christopher 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...
How Do You Evaluate an Investor Without Losing Them? With Scott Krivokopich
April 9, 2021

How Do You Evaluate an Investor Without Losing Them? With Scott Krivokopich

Scott Krivokopich, Managing Partner at 1982 Ventures talks about qualifying questions that you need to ask your investors in order to understand who they are, how they work with other founders, and what to expect from them when hard times come. We also speak about 1982 Ventures, what they invest in…
Educational episode #8 - how do you construct financial models? By Rami Essaid, CEO of Finmark.
March 26, 2021

Educational episode #8 - how do you construct financial models? By Rami Essaid, CEO of Finmark.

This educational episode is about constructing financial models on early stages - what exactly do you need to have, what do your investors expect to see on the pitch deck and what are the major mistakes that founders make while constructing financial models? All this is discussed in this short educ…
Building the team - how, where and when do you start? By Nick Miceli.
Feb. 22, 2021

Building the team - how, where and when do you start? By Nick Miceli.

Nick Miceli, Senior Tech Lead/Engineering Manager at Google talks about assembling the right team, choosing to go remote or hiring within your city, going through a dev-shop or contractors and other choices that the startup founder has to make while building the product. We also spoke about the maj…
Guest: Nick Miceli
How to break into VC and how Array ventures invests in solving big problems. By Shruti Gandhi
Feb. 19, 2021

How to break into VC and how Array ventures invests in solving big problems. By Shruti Gandhi

Shruti Gandhi, General Partner and Founding Engineer at Array Ventures talks about how she managed to get into the VC space and what are the most valuable skills needed to do so. We also discussed investing in Deep tech and the big problems that it's solving and how Shruti approaches it.
How to conduct customer interview if you don't have much money? By Sandy Huang Head of Product Growth at Amazon Alexa Mobile
Dec. 15, 2020

How to conduct customer interview if you don't have much money? By Sandy Huang Head of Product Growth at Amazon Alexa Mobile

Sandy Huang, Head of Product Growth at Alexa Mobile, talks about understanding your customers early on, running individual customer interviews, releasing surveys and doing the customer development in a lean way. We also spoke about how larger companies do that and when a founder needs to hire a pro…
What is a Hedge Fund and can startups raise from them? By Ryan Zhang and Mi Tu.
Sept. 12, 2020

What is a Hedge Fund and can startups raise from them? By Ryan Zhang and Mi Tu.

Ryan Zhang and Mi Tu, Partners & Co-Founders at Standard Capital L.P. explain how do hedge funds work and how can startup founders raise money from them. We also talked about investing in securities vs investing in startups.
Birthday Special!
Sept. 7, 2020

Birthday Special!

This episode is featuring the team members of Fundraising Radio. I (your host - Konstantin Dubovitskiy) answer the FAQs that I get and the other team members present themselves and talk about the reasons why they joined FR, what they do here and what they plan to do in the future.
Educational episode #7 - major mistakes while hiring new employees and how not to get sued, by Kristina Subbotina.
July 15, 2020

Educational episode #7 - major mistakes while hiring new employees and how not to get sued, by Kristina Subbotina.

This is the 7th educational episode by Fundraising Radio and in this episode Kristina Subbotina, corporate and securities attorney at Ross Law Group explains what are the major mistakes that founders make while hiring new employes.
Educational episode #6 - using Foundersuite for your fundraising, by Nathan Beckord.
June 19, 2020

Educational episode #6 - using Foundersuite for your fundraising, by Nathan Beckord.

In this educational episode Nathan Beckord, the founder and CEO of Foundersuite explains how his software can be used by founders to accelerate and make their fundraising easier.
5 documents that investors look for prior to investing in a startup by Yev Muchnik - expert in securities transactions.
May 16, 2020

5 documents that investors look for prior to investing in a startup by Yev Muchnik - expert in securities transactions.

What are the top 5 documents you need to show to the investors before they will invest?
Stock distribution and assignment - what tools to use, how to use them - basics by Yev Muchnik, expert in securities transactions.
May 16, 2020

Stock distribution and assignment - what tools to use, how to use them - basics by Yev Muchnik, expert in securities transactions.

How to assign stock to your employees? How to distribute it among the co-founders? How to store stocks and keep track of the cap table. We even touched onto paying employees through debt and employees purchasing stocks through forgiving debt. Epic educational episode on the legal side of the fundra…
LinkedIn sales: step-by-step guide on making sales through LinkedIn by Yulia Shyn.
April 7, 2020

LinkedIn sales: step-by-step guide on making sales through LinkedIn by Yulia Shyn.

2nd Educational episode on Fundraising Radio: a precise step-by-step guide on making sales through LinkedIn for b2b model by Yulia Shin - experienced saleswoman working for a tech focused company in Dubai.
What is Fundraising Radio? Trailer episode.
March 1, 2020

What is Fundraising Radio? Trailer episode.

If you have any questions, suggestions or want to join the private group - text Konstantin Dubovitskiy on LinkedIn.
Immigration law for startup founders and investors. Want to get a green card? Then listen.
Feb. 2, 2020

Immigration law for startup founders and investors. Want to get a green card? Then listen.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio we had an unusual guest - Sophie Alcorn, a well known immigration lawyer in Silicon valley and Founding Partner & Certified Specialist Attorney in Immigration and Nationality Law. This episode focuses on how to move to the US if you are a startup founder or an i…
Teacher at ELK academy shares networking lifehacks and tells about most common mistakes of foreigners in the US.
Sept. 7, 2019

Teacher at ELK academy shares networking lifehacks and tells about most common mistakes of foreigners in the US.

Networking lifehacks, common mistakes and strategies to use while networking.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fundraising-radio/message