Fundraising
4 pieces on Fundraising
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Stop Asking for Permission: A Conversation with Helena Fogarty
Helena Fogarty, co-founder of Backable, on how founders earn an investor's attention, why running a tight two-week process changes everything, what the power law means for the companies that aren't winning, and why the money is never in the bank until it's in the bank.
·11 min read·Fundraising / Leadership - 02
VC Should Be Plan F, Not Plan A: A Conversation with Kat Weaver
Kat Weaver, exited founder and creator of Power to Pitch, on why venture capital is the most expensive money you can take, the capital stack founders never learn, why investors buy the founder before the company, and the four traits she screens for.
·14 min read·Fundraising / Sales - 03
Don't Just Ask for Feedback: A Conversation with Kris Palucki
Kris Palucki on doing the full loop from VC to operator to founder and back, the idea he killed that became Lovable, why the real scaling problem is misaligned agendas, and when to take VC money versus bootstrap.
·8 min read·Fundraising / Product - 04
I'm a Gardener, Not a Sprinter: A Conversation with Maciej Sawicki
Maciej Sawicki, co-founder of inStreamly, on choosing profitability over the VC treadmill, running a fully async remote team, why the eight-hour workday is a fake, treating burnout like a gardener, and why your company should always be for sale.
·10 min read·Leadership / Fundraising