The Founder Initiative

191 Episodo

1. [$70M raised] LucidLink's Founder; near shutdown to $50M ARR - PMF journey & closing your first round

   Publicado: 4/6/2025
2. [VC Pitch] Hustle Fund's GP, Eric Bahn & Feather Robotics's CEO, Hoa Mai

   Publicado: 28/5/2025
3. The Funding Framework, ex 500 Global, Vijay Rajendran - unique steps used by successful founders to get funded

   Publicado: 22/5/2025
4. [VC Pitch] Eventbrite's Founder (now VC at A*) reviews a pitch: Peter Fitzpatrick, Founder of Fawn

   Publicado: 14/5/2025
5. [VC Pitch] Foundation Capital's ($6B AUM), Partner Sid Trivedi <> Cofactory's, Founder Josiah Spartz

   Publicado: 23/4/2025
6. 450 early stage investments; Founder & GP; Michael Cardamone

   Publicado: 2/4/2024
7. [$300M AUM] Navy SEAL & Olympian to Harpoon Ventures, Founder & GP; Larsen Jensen's Story

   Publicado: 27/2/2024
8. [$70M raised] Productiv's funding & product-market-fit journey

   Publicado: 6/2/2024
9. Immigrant founder to $10M+ raised; Oana Manolache, Founder of Sequel.io

   Publicado: 23/1/2024
10. [$13M Raised] YC Space Tech startup, how they got funded; AstroForge's Founder, Matt Gialich

    Publicado: 9/1/2024
11. What VCs expect during a pitch: Emil Capital's Managing Partner, Marcel Bens

    Publicado: 12/12/2023
12. [$23M Raised] Getting into YC (no website) & how they hit product-market fit; CommandBar's Founder, James Evans

    Publicado: 5/12/2023
13. 8 Unicorns (Deel & Miro); Altair Capital's, Igor Ryabenkiy shares what he looks for when investing

    Publicado: 14/11/2023
14. [Exit to Salesforce] Troops's Founder, Dan Reich: How to fundraise without a product or customers

    Publicado: 26/10/2023
15. Exits to SAP & Medallia: Shreesha Ramdas, Founder of Lumber, why founder-market-fit is overrated & how to select the right industry

    Publicado: 26/9/2023
16. [1,500 startups reviewed] Zamir Shukho, GP at Vibranium VC; founder motivation & customer discovery pitfalls

    Publicado: 12/9/2023
17. Former a16z Partner, Rex Salisbury, now GP at Cambrian; Speed of execution & career highs and lows

    Publicado: 29/8/2023
18. Navigating Fundraising Challenges: Insights from Whizz's Co-founder Mike Peregudov, Post $1.5M Seed Extension

    Publicado: 15/8/2023
19. [$75M* Raised] Solve for: VC engagement; Matt Martin, Founder of Clockwise

    Publicado: 1/8/2023
20. [$5M Raised] Power Through Funding Doubt: Black Founder Success, Devo Harris, Founder of Adventr

    Publicado: 25/7/2023