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VC Minute

Quick advice to help startup founders fundraise better. Founders, do you feel like you're fundraising on an uneven playing field? You are. The VC minute is here to help you level up. Venture capitalists navigate pitches and negotiate investments every day. They know the ins and outs and are up-to-date on the current funding environment. But as a founder, it may be your first foray into fundraising, and no matter how much success you've had in other areas nothing truly prepares you for the fundraising journey. The VC Minute was created to help founders close this gap. While it may...

170. Asking VC Questions Builds Relationships and Gets Clear Answers feat. AJ Bruno, Co-Founder & CEO of QuotaPath

2 mins; November 08, 2023

169. Fundraising Process Starts With Storytelling, Network and Finding the Best Partner feat. AJ Bruno, Co-Founder & CEO of QuotaPath

2 mins; November 07, 2023

168. Raising 9 Rounds in 10 Years for 2 Companies, He's Not Building the Plane While Flying It, feat. AJ Bruno, Co-Founder & CEO of QuotaPath

3 mins; November 06, 2023

167. Working Up From the Bottom, Get Investors By Building an Investable Business feat. Curt Nichols, Founder & CEO at Glade Optics

3 mins; November 03, 2023

166. Benefits of RBI vs. Fee-Based Lenders, Deal Terms and Aligning Founder+Investor Interests feat. Curt Nichols, Founder & CEO at Glade Optics

3 mins; November 02, 2023

165. Retaining Ownership: RBI vs. VC and Real World Implications of Bootstrapping feat. Curt Nichols, Founder & CEO at Glade Optics

2 mins; November 01, 2023

164. Exits, Ownership, Alignment with Investors and Revenue-Based Finance, feat. Curt Nichols, Founder & CEO at Glade Optics

4 mins; October 31, 2023

163. Meet Curt, Bootstrapping on Credit Cards feat. Curt Nichols, Founder & CEO at Glade Optics

3 mins; October 30, 2023

162. Utilize Fractional Talent To Access Experienced Executives feat. Matt Blumberg, Co-founder & CEO @ Bolster

3 mins; September 29, 2023

161. Reach High to Build an Amazing Board of Independent Directors feat. Matt Blumberg, Co-founder & CEO @ Bolster

4 mins; September 28, 2023

160. Prep to Hire and Fire During Your Fundraise feat. Matt Blumberg, Co-founder & CEO @ Bolster

2 mins; September 27, 2023

159. Post-Funding Mistakes: Over-Spending & Not Forecasting Cash feat. Matt Blumberg, Co-founder & CEO @ Bolster

2 mins; September 26, 2023

158. Post-Funding Mistakes: Under Reporting feat. Matt Blumberg, Co-founder & CEO @ Bolster

3 mins; September 25, 2023

157. There's Never Been A Better Time To Start A Company feat. Peter Walker, Head of Insights @ Carta

4 mins; September 22, 2023

156. Take Care of Your Team With Option Pools And Increasing Exercise Windows feat. Peter Walker, Head of Insights @ Carta

3 mins; September 21, 2023

155. Founders Beware of Deal Structure and Stacking SAFEs feat. Peter Walker, Head of Insights @ Carta

3 mins; September 20, 2023

In Memory of Jessie Dixon

6 mins; September 20, 2023

154. Valuations are Down; Down Rounds Are Up feat. Peter Walker, Head of Insights @ Carta

4 mins; September 19, 2023

153. Time Between Fundraises is Growing feat. Peter Walker, Head of Insights @ Carta

2 mins; September 18, 2023

152. Founders Add Value - Have Them On Your Cap Table feat. Abby Mercado, CEO @ Rescripted

2 mins; September 15, 2023

151. Getting Sixty Angels to Invest feat. Abby Mercado @ Rescripted

1 min; September 14, 2023

150. Don't Take Venture Capital feat. Abby Mercado @ Rescripted

2 mins; September 14, 2023

149. Valuation Matters To Your Team feat. Abby Mercado @ Rescripted

1 min; September 13, 2023

148. Questions to Ask VCs feat. Abby Mercado @ Rescripted

2 mins; September 13, 2023

147. Warm Intros Only feat. Abby Mercado @ Rescripted

2 mins; September 12, 2023

146. Two More Investor Trick Questions feat. Abby Mercado @ Rescripted

2 mins; September 12, 2023

145. Intro + Trick Question feat. Abby Mercado, CEO @ Rescripted

2 mins; September 11, 2023

144. Time Is Our Most Precious Asset

3 mins; September 08, 2023

143. Staying Top Of Mind

2 mins; September 08, 2023

142. Tuesday Expenses - Getting Unusual Data Requests from VCs

1 min; September 07, 2023

141. Pattern Matching & Recency Bias

2 mins; September 06, 2023

140. Pre-Seed or Seed? Which Are You?

3 mins; September 05, 2023

139. Qualities of the Right Investor feat. Neha Govindraj, CEO @ Bonside

2 mins; August 11, 2023

138. Build Your Network Before Fundraising feat. Neha Govindraj, CEO @ Bonside

1 min; August 11, 2023

137. Prepare Follow Up Materials In Advance feat. Neha Govindraj, CEO @ Bonside

2 mins; August 10, 2023

136. You Have To Believe The Story You're Selling feat. Neha Govindraj, CEO @ Bonside

2 mins; August 10, 2023

135. Fundraising Friends feat. Neha Govindraj, CEO @ Bonside

2 mins; August 09, 2023

134. The Mental Game of Fundraising While Running The Business feat. Neha Govindraj, CEO @ Bonside

1 min; August 08, 2023

133. Pre-Seed Pitch Is The Most Fun - Live In The Vision feat. Neha Govindraj, CEO @ Bonside

2 mins; August 07, 2023

132. A Thousand Reasons To Say No, Only One Reason To Say Yes

2 mins; August 04, 2023

131. Angel Investors Are Everywhere and Nowhere

2 mins; August 03, 2023

130. Setting Investors Up For Success

1 min; August 02, 2023

129. Kicking Off Season 3

2 mins; August 01, 2023

128. Season 2 Wrap

2 mins; June 26, 2023

127. Not "Female Founder," Just "Founder" Rachel McCrickard, CEO @ Motivo Health

2 mins; June 23, 2023

126. Focus. Distraction Is Kryptonite For Founders feat. Rachel McCrickard, CEO @ Motivo Health

2 mins; June 22, 2023

125. Come Prepared With Questions and Next Steps feat. Rachel McCrickard, CEO @ Motivo Health

2 mins; June 21, 2023

124. Done Differently: Numbers & Vision feat. Rachel McCrickard, CEO @ Motivo Health

1 min; June 20, 2023

123. Found Self-Care: Part of the CEO's Job feat. Rachel McCrickard, CEO @ Motivo Health

2 mins; June 16, 2023

122. You Can't Convince Investors They're Wrong feat. Rachel McCrickard, CEO @ Motivo Health

1 min; June 15, 2023

121. Eternal Optimists & Achievable Valuations feat. Rachel McCrickard, CEO @ Motivo Health

2 mins; June 14, 2023

120. Reasons Investors Pass On Your Round—NOT On You feat. Rachel McCrickard, CEO @ Motivo Health

2 mins; June 13, 2023

119. Demonstrate You've Thought About The Question feat. Rachel McCrickard, CEO @ Motivo Health

2 mins; June 12, 2023

118. Going from Seed to Series A, Money is a Tool feat. Josh Sanchez, CEO @ FloatMe

2 mins; June 09, 2023

117. Commanding the Fundraising Process, Mistakes & Storytelling feat. Josh Sanchez, CEO @ FloatMe

2 mins; June 08, 2023

116. Accountability & Updating on the Three P's

1 min; June 07, 2023

115. Asking for Advice feat. Josh Sanchez, CEO @ FloatMe

1 min; June 06, 2023

114. First Time Founders Should Focus on Accountability - feat. Josh Sanchez, CEO @ FloatMe

2 mins; June 05, 2023

113. The Penny Gap

1 min; May 31, 2023

112. Do You Invest Pre-Revenue?

2 mins; May 30, 2023

111. Messaging Market Fit feat. Brandon Brooks @ Zinsu

2 mins; May 26, 2023

110. Using CDFIs To Get From Zero To One feat. Brandon Brooks @ Zinsu

2 mins; May 25, 2023

109. Bootstrapping, Plan B Is Another Way To Make Plan A Work feat. Brandon Brooks @ Zinsu

2 mins; May 24, 2023

108. Early Believers Are A Lightning Rod feat. Brandon Brooks @ Zinsu

1 min; May 23, 2023

107. Founders Outside the Lines feat. Brandon Brooks @ Zinsu

2 mins; May 22, 2023

106. Be You

1 min; May 19, 2023

105. Lean Into It

1 min; May 18, 2023

104. VC Minute on Substack

1 min; May 17, 2023

103. Talk To Your Slides

2 mins; May 16, 2023

102. Founder Intros

1 min; May 15, 2023

101. Toxic Myth of Entrepreneurship feat. Alex Raymond @ Conscious Entrepreneur Summit

2 mins; May 12, 2023

100. About The Conscious Entrepreneur Summit feat. Alex Raymond @ Conscious Entrepreneur Summit

2 mins; May 11, 2023

099. How To Deal With Burnout feat. Alex Raymond @ Conscious Entrepreneur Summit

2 mins; May 10, 2023

098. The If-Then Mindest Trap feat. Alex Raymond @ Conscious Entrepreneur Summit

1 min; May 09, 2023

97. Confronting Imposter Syndrome Kicks Off A Journey feat. Alex Raymond @ Conscious Entrepreneur Summit

3 mins; May 08, 2023

096. Filling The Pool After The First Investor Is In feat. Dama, CEO @ Manatee

2 mins; May 05, 2023

095. One Thing To Optimize For When Choosing Investors feat. Dama, CEO @ Manatee

1 min; May 04, 2023

094. What Is Your Weak Point in Driving Conviction With Investors? feat. Dama, CEO @ Manatee

1 min; May 03, 2023

093. What To Do Differently On A First Fundraise feat. Dama, CEO @ Manatee

2 mins; May 02, 2023

092. Fundraising Is Hard feat. Dama, CEO @ Manatee

2 mins; May 01, 2023

091. Having Someone in Your Corner

1 min; April 28, 2023

090. How To Interview A Startup Lawyer

1 min; April 27, 2023

089. Strategize With Your Lawyer

1 min; April 26, 2023

088. You Don't Know What You Don't Know

1 min; April 25, 2023

087. Why You Need A Startup Lawyer

2 mins; April 24, 2023

086. Share Your Advice

1 min; April 17, 2023

Building An Insider (Not Bridge) Round

13 mins; April 15, 2023

085. Insider Round

4 mins; April 14, 2023

084. Didn't Go According To Plan

2 mins; April 13, 2023

083. Greater Fool Theory

2 mins; April 12, 2023

082. Seed Investing Is A Team Sport

2 mins; April 11, 2023

081. About That Bridge Round

2 mins; April 10, 2023

080. Generating Aha Moments

1 min; April 07, 2023

079. Aha Moment

1 min; April 06, 2023

078. Know Your Numbers

1 min; April 05, 2023

077. Pitching A Pivot

1 min; April 04, 2023

076. Storytelling About You

1 min; April 03, 2023

075. Getting Funded On Proof and Winning Grants feat. Kat Weaver

2 mins; March 31, 2023

074 . Transparency feat. Kat Weaver

1 min; March 30, 2023

073. Investors Are Not Your Customers feat. Kat Weaver

1 min; March 29, 2023

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