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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 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 (some of...
Guest: Tae-Hea-Nahm
Fundraising for non-profit is easier than for a for-profit company? HOW? Dylan Kendall explains
Feb. 22, 2022

Fundraising for non-profit is easier than for a for-profit company? HOW? Dylan Kendall explains

Dylan 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://www.fund...
Can you get fired from your own company? Jeb Banner explains how governing boards work.
Feb. 13, 2022

Can you get fired from your own company? Jeb Banner explains how governing boards work.

Jeb 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.fundraisi...
Guest: Jeb-Banner
Lawyer free and charge free fundraising tool - Party Round. By Jordi Hays
Jan. 26, 2022

Lawyer free and charge free fundraising tool - Party Round. By Jordi Hays

Jordi 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: jordi@partyround.com Jordi's LinekedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordi-hays-559199113/ And of cour...
Guest: Jordi Hays
B-corps and when startup founders should work with lawyers instead of software automations. By Shayn Fernandez
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June 17, 2021

B-corps and when startup founders should work with lawyers instead of software automations. By Shayn Fernandez

Shayn Fernandez , Corporate Attorney at Rockridge Venture Law talks about the use of the "B-corp" signature and how to obtain one and if it's even worth it obtaining it. We also discussed how startup founders should interact with their lawyers and when it might be a good idea to use software automation. Shayn's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaynfernandez/ Rockridge Venture Law website: https://rockridgelaw.com/ Here are the software automation that might help you avoid huge legal fees y...
Choosing Between Small Law Firms, Big Ones, and Automated Alternatives: Which Is Best For You? With Anil Advani
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April 28, 2021

Choosing Between Small Law Firms, Big Ones, and Automated Alternatives: Which Is Best For You? With Anil Advani

Anil Advani, founder and managing partner at Inventus Law and founding member and legal advisor at Excelerate talks about choosing the legal support that best suits your startup. We compare pricing of small and big law firms and some automated software that can help startups avoid working with lawyers altogether. Anil also talked about how lawyers should be open to working with such software and supporting startup founders even when things go south.
Guest: Anil Advani
Selling the company and talking to 170 startup founders. By Blake Smith
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Dec. 7, 2020

Selling the company and talking to 170 startup founders. By Blake Smith

Blake Smith, Co-Founder and CEO at Cladwell that exited in 2019 and currently the founder of Jumpdocs.com (formerly named Boilerplate.legal) talks about his previous experiences in fundraising and selling his company. We also spoke about the major problems that startup founders are having and how to avoid those problems.
Birthday Special!
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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.
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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.
Selling competition - how to raise when you have a large firm working in your field? By Greg Miaskiewicz.
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July 5, 2020

Selling competition - how to raise when you have a large firm working in your field? By Greg Miaskiewicz.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Greg Miaskiewicz the Co-founder and CEO of Capbase explains how he managed to raise money for Capbase, while there is such a large firm (Carta) operating in this field. He also explains how to differentiate your company from large (and small) competitors and sell that to investors.Capbase (simple to use legal and financial foundation for your startup): https://capbase.com/
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 fundraising with Yev Muchnik, founder of Launch Legal. Educational episode of Fundraising Radio #4
Friends and Family round - how to comply with the laws on such an early stage of fundraising by Yev Muchnik - expert in securities transactions.
May 16, 2020

Friends and Family round - how to comply with the laws on such an early stage of fundraising by Yev Muchnik - expert in securities transactions.

Early stage fundraising can become a legal mess - mixing friends and business is always dangerous and might lead to serious legal issues. To help you guide through this process Yev Muchnik in this episode of Fundraising Radio explains what are some of the major regulations that you need to follow while raising your first money.
What is momentum investing and how it works, by Gerard Casale.
April 16, 2020

What is momentum investing and how it works, by Gerard Casale.

Gerard Casale, founder and managing director of TYLT ventures with over 25 years of legal practice experience and years of investing experience tells about the legal aspects of building a startup, motivating the team through stock options, investing in startups and much more.
Co-founder and COO of Rooit tells about hardships of raising funds from the US investors by a foreign startup.
Nov. 30, 2019

Co-founder and COO of Rooit tells about hardships of raising funds from the US investors by a foreign startup.

Co-founder and COO of Rooit tells about hardships of raising funds from the US investors by a foreign startup.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fundraising-radio/message