The Founder Initiative

192 Episodes

1. [Airtable's former VP of Growth] Darius Contractor; showing VCs how you could return their fund

   Published: 11/15/2022
2. [$12M Seed, Greylock Invested] Rishabh Jain, Co-Founder of Fermat Commerce; raising in a downturn

   Published: 11/8/2022
3. Mendoza Ventures, GP Senofer Mendoza; how to share the 'elephant in the room' with a VC

   Published: 11/1/2022
4. Atlassian Ventures & others just invested $12.5M in Allstacks; learn from founder Hersh Tapadia on how he did it

   Published: 10/27/2022
5. Fiat Ventures, General Partner, Drew Glover: sharing your GTM tests and strategies in your deck

   Published: 10/18/2022
6. Adam Burrows, Founder of Range Ventures: competitor response, VC updates, and common red flags during due diligence

   Published: 10/11/2022
7. [$450M AUM] Ridge Ventures, Partner Yousuf Khan: don't overlook the power of nailing your story

   Published: 10/4/2022
8. Raising $70M in a downturn in 6-weeks; Matt Danna, CEO of Boulevard

   Published: 9/27/2022
9. Why they invested in Paccurate - SpringTime Ventures, Matt Blomstedt; case studies, customer calls, & sharing your weaknesses

   Published: 9/20/2022
10. [$42M raised] Onramp's Founder, Eric Youngstrom: how they closed $42M; multiples & investor timelines

    Published: 9/13/2022
11. [#1 on Product Hunt] Gated's CEO, Andy Mowat, raised millions by prioritizing branding

    Published: 8/30/2022
12. Monta Vista Capital; Sameer Chopra: Founders, are you going to return their fund?

    Published: 8/23/2022
13. Pitch Review: Mayfield's ($2.2B AUM) Partner, Rajeev Batra, shares top trends & analyzes a founder's pitch

    Published: 7/26/2022
14. YC Founder; Applying & How They Raised $5M With No Deck; Promoted.ai's CEO, Andrew Yates

    Published: 7/19/2022
15. YC Founder Just Closed $5M: echo3D's CEO, Alon Grinshpoon shares his winning deck

    Published: 7/12/2022
16. Bain Capital & Battery Invested: Fulcrum's Founder, Sunny Han - moving from pitching to evaluating

    Published: 6/21/2022
17. $400M+ AUM, Defy.vc's Bob Rosin; why, when & how to get the best angel investors

    Published: 6/14/2022
18. Dcode Capital; Nailing Your VC Empathy

    Published: 6/7/2022
19. Aircover's Co-Founder & CEO, Andrew Levy: Facetime-Still-Matters

    Published: 5/24/2022
20. Bling Capital's Eric Theis & Charlie Pinto on oversubscribing your next round

    Published: 5/3/2022