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Feb. 5, 2024

173. Season 4 Kick Off

Nov. 10, 2023

172. Valuation Is Only One Part of the Term Sheet feat. AJ Bruno, Co-Founder & CEO of QuotaPath

Nov. 9, 2023

171. Key Terms for Founders Negotiating Term Sheets feat. AJ Bruno, Co-Founder & CEO of QuotaPath

Nov. 8, 2023

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

Nov. 7, 2023

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

Nov. 7, 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

Nov. 3, 2023

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

Nov. 2, 2023

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

Nov. 1, 2023

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

Oct. 31, 2023

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

Oct. 30, 2023

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

Sept. 29, 2023

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

Sept. 28, 2023

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

Sept. 27, 2023

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

Sept. 26, 2023

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

Sept. 25, 2023

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

Sept. 22, 2023

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

Sept. 21, 2023

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

Sept. 20, 2023

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

Sept. 20, 2023

In Memory of Jessie Dixon

Sept. 19, 2023

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

Sept. 18, 2023

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

Sept. 15, 2023

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

Sept. 15, 2023

151. Sixty Angels feat. Abby Mercado @ Rescripted