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What is founder-market fit and what to do if you don't have one? And how to find a lead investor? By Daniel Fetner.
Aug. 3, 2020

What is founder-market fit and what to do if you don't have one? And …

Daniel Fetner, principal at Corigin Ventures in this episode explains what does it mean to have a founder-market fit, who can claim that they are the perfect founder for a company and what to do if you realise that you don't have a founder-market fit. We also talk about how founders can find the le…

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Your first call with investors - how to not butcher it and how to get one? By Sarah Leners.
Aug. 1, 2020

Your first call with investors - how to not butcher it and how to get…

In this episode Sarah Leners, Venture Capital Senior Associate at Bull City Venture Partners explains how to lead your first call with an investor and more importantly - how to get that first call with an investor. We also talked about the current situation in the world of startup fundraising.

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How to build a new branch within a startup - Airbnb story. Also, how do you evaluate a company with no revenue? By Marc McCabe
July 31, 2020

How to build a new branch within a startup - Airbnb story. Also, how …

In this episode Marc McCabe tells how he created Airbnb for business travel, how he acquired first customers and what does he like to invest in now. We also discussed the process of evaluation of the companies that have no revenue and fundraising climate during coronavirus.

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How AI field reacted to the pandemic and how founders in this field should raise now? By Caroline Duffy.
July 30, 2020

How AI field reacted to the pandemic and how founders in this field s…

In this episode Caroline Duffy, Investor in AI Fund explains how she thinks AI field was affected by the COVID-19 and how founders in this field should approach fundraising now.

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Coming up with pricing for your product and raising from Sequoia scouts - Nirman Dave on ObviouslyAI fundraising.
July 29, 2020

Coming up with pricing for your product and raising from Sequoia scou…

In this episode Nirman Dave co-founder and CEO at ObviouslyAI explains how they raised their pre-seed round without having any traction and we also go into discussion of raising money from scouts of large funds (such as Sequoia capital). We also talk about how ObviouslyAI came up with their pricing…

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Family offices VS venture funds during covid and where should founders go to get funding, by Matt Thompson.
July 28, 2020

Family offices VS venture funds during covid and where should founder…

In this episode Matt Thompson, Partner at Skyview Capital explains why he thinks that family offices are more mobile during covid and why some of them might be a better option for raising money. We also discuss how Skyview Capital invests during these uncertain times and how they find the projects …

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Angel Capital Association, what is it, how does it work and how to use it - by  Juliana Garaizar.
July 27, 2020

Angel Capital Association, what is it, how does it work and how to us…

Juliana Garaizar, the board member at Angel Capital Association, member of Portfolia, President of Business Angel Minority Association and Launch Director at Greentown Labs in this episode of Fundraising Radio explains about work of ACA and how can entrepreneurs benefit from it. We also talk about …

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What to do if you have a small network? Matt Miesnieks explains how to grow it organically.
July 26, 2020

What to do if you have a small network? Matt Miesnieks explains how t…

Co-Founder and CEO at 6D.ai Matt Mieskieks in this episode of Fundraising Radio explains how to grow your network organically and what are the best tactics for it. We also discuss the acquisition of 6D.ai by Niantic and talk about how this happened.

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Series C raising and spinning out of Coca-Cola's incubator - Jeremy Burton on the fundraising for Wonolo.
July 25, 2020

Series C raising and spinning out of Coca-Cola's incubator - Jeremy B…

In this episode, Jeremy Burton the Co-Founder and CTO at Wonolo explained how they managed to raise over $52 million dollars, how Wonolo pivoted after it was created in Coca Cola's incubator and how it is operating now. We also go back in time and see what mistakes would Jeremy fix in terms of fund…

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2008 VS 2020 crisis - how should founders deal with it? By Emanuel Pleitez.
July 24, 2020

2008 VS 2020 crisis - how should founders deal with it? By Emanuel Pl…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio Emanuel Pleitez Investor at East Los Capital, tech-enabled private equity firm. Emanuel also worked at the U.S. Department of Treasury during 2008 crisis and a large part of this episode is about comparing the 2008 crisis to the current crisis and of course we t…

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Staying focused on one field and getting acquired - Brock Weatherup sharing his experience of creating companies in pet industry.
July 23, 2020

Staying focused on one field and getting acquired - Brock Weatherup s…

Brock Weatherup, the CEO and Co-Founder of Metamorphosis Partners, the CEO and Founder of Pet360 acquired by PetSmart and the CEO and Co-Founder of Petcoach acquired by Petco explains how staying super focused on one field helped him in his career and also talks about his experience raising money f…

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Fundraising during COVID-19, who will struggle and who can use it to their advantage? By Phin Upham.
July 22, 2020

Fundraising during COVID-19, who will struggle and who can use it to …

Phin Upham, the Managing Partner at Haymaker Capital explains what is going on in the fundraising world during coronavirus, what kind of startups can raise money right now and what should early stage founders do when all investors are focusing on later stages.

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Pipeline Angels - how it works and how is angel investing working during covid, by Rishwie Cauvery.
July 21, 2020

Pipeline Angels - how it works and how is angel investing working dur…

Rishwie Cauvery, member of Pipeline Angels and a CTO at Time Study in this episode explains how Pipeline Angels work, how she personally invests and how she sources deals. We also cover the current situation on the market and discuss what should early stage founders do to raise money during COVID-1…

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Investing in psychedelics - how does that work and where to start? By Marik Hazan.
July 20, 2020

Investing in psychedelics - how does that work and where to start? By…

Marik Hazan, the Founder at Tabula Rasa Ventures explains what does it even mean to "invest in psychedelics" and how this can be done. If you are interested in investing in CBD and related fields or if you want to open a startup in this field, this episode is just perfect for you.

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Your competitors might be dead soon - advice on going through COVID by Roberto Machado.
July 19, 2020

Your competitors might be dead soon - advice on going through COVID b…

Roberto Machado the CEO at BetaBlocks and a member of Tech Coast Angels explains his vision of going through COVID and emerging as a stronger company while many of your competitors die. We also talked about Roberto's view on the pitch decks as he has seen over 4,000 of them and wanted to share his …

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Fundraising for capital-intensive and highly regulated fields, how does it work? By Katelyn Johnson.
July 18, 2020

Fundraising for capital-intensive and highly regulated fields, how do…

Katelyn Johnson, the Principal at American Family Ventures talks about starting a business in capital-intensive and highly regulated fields like insure-tech. We discuss how these startups should fundraise and where should people, willing to work in those field start.

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Consumer internet space fundraising - how does it work and how is it different from other fields? By Jad Esber.
July 17, 2020

Consumer internet space fundraising - how does it work and how is it …

In this episode of Fundraising Radio Jad Esber, the Co-Founder at Koodos and a Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard talks about the consumer internet, how fundraising in that space works and what founders in this field focus on.

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Comparing 3 sources of capital: equity crowdfunding, Friends and Family and grants - which one is better? By Todd Thompson.
July 16, 2020

Comparing 3 sources of capital: equity crowdfunding, Friends and Fami…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio Todd Thompson the Co-Founder & CEO Carnot Compression goes over the 3 sources of capital that Carnot used to raise money. In this episode Todd compares Friends and Family, crowdfunding and grants as sources of capital for a startup.

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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 an…

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.

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What is a Venture University and how it sources its deals, by Jasmine Yu Zhang.
July 14, 2020

What is a Venture University and how it sources its deals, by Jasmine…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Jasmine Yu Zhang explained how Venture University works, how do they source deals and how their deal sourcing is different from other firms and individual angels. We also discussed the current situation and talked about fundraising during pandemic.

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Pitching your company right and speaking with investors, by Brandon Walker.
July 13, 2020

Pitching your company right and speaking with investors, by Brandon W…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Brandon Walker a Venture Fellow at Go Paladin explains how to construct your pitch deck, shares the major rule of it and then goes into details of the common mistakes he sees on the pitch decks of the founders he works with. We also discuss how much time should…

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Investing in African startups with Osayi Igharo, Managing Parter at Ripple VC.
July 12, 2020

Investing in African startups with Osayi Igharo, Managing Parter at R…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio our guest speaker is Osayi Igharo, the Managing Parter at Ripple VC that focuses on investing in African startups. And Osayi explains why Africa is a good place to invest in, how can you do cross-border investing while living in the US and how funds are being ra…

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Getting acquired by IBM and starting to invest in companies - Edith Simchi-Levi on how the investment climate changed.
July 11, 2020

Getting acquired by IBM and starting to invest in companies - Edith S…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Edith Simchi-Levi the VP of operations at Logictools explains how the acquisition by the IBM went and how times are different now. We also discussed where should founders go to get their first funding.New York Angels: http://newyorkangels.com/Leaf Logis…

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Biotech in Los Angeles and how should founders not in health tech industry raise during COVID, by David Whelan.
July 10, 2020

Biotech in Los Angeles and how should founders not in health tech ind…

In this episode of Fundraising Radio David Whelan, the CEO of BioscienceLA explains how founders working in bioscience and health tech can use this pandemic to their advantage during their fundraising and how other founders should adjust.BioscienceLA: https://biosciencela.org/David's Twitte…

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