The Founder Initiative

192 Episodes

1. [$370M Exit] Neubird's Founder, Gotham Rao; selecting your next startup idea

   Published: 6/11/2025
2. [$70M raised] LucidLink's Founder; near shutdown to $50M ARR - PMF journey & closing your first round

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

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

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

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

   Published: 4/23/2025
7. 450 early stage investments; Founder & GP; Michael Cardamone

   Published: 4/2/2024
8. [$300M AUM] Navy SEAL & Olympian to Harpoon Ventures, Founder & GP; Larsen Jensen's Story

   Published: 2/27/2024
9. [$70M raised] Productiv's funding & product-market-fit journey

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

    Published: 1/23/2024
11. [$13M Raised] YC Space Tech startup, how they got funded; AstroForge's Founder, Matt Gialich

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

    Published: 12/12/2023
13. [$23M Raised] Getting into YC (no website) & how they hit product-market fit; CommandBar's Founder, James Evans

    Published: 12/5/2023
14. 8 Unicorns (Deel & Miro); Altair Capital's, Igor Ryabenkiy shares what he looks for when investing

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

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

    Published: 9/26/2023
17. [1,500 startups reviewed] Zamir Shukho, GP at Vibranium VC; founder motivation & customer discovery pitfalls

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

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

    Published: 8/15/2023
20. [$75M* Raised] Solve for: VC engagement; Matt Martin, Founder of Clockwise

    Published: 8/1/2023