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127. Â Not “Female Founder,” Just “Founder”
It’s important to build a diverse team because diverse teams outperform non-diverse teams. It’s important to invest in great founders. And women happen to make great founders.
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126. Focus. Distraction Is Kryptonite for Founders
Distraction is like kryptonite to founders. Yet fundraising is one giant distraction.
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125. Come Prepared with Questions and Next Steps
Asking questions and asking for the next step are crucial to running a good fundraising process.
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124. Done Differently: Numbers & Vision
Rachel’s big lesson was leaning into the big vision and not being afraid to put up projections that were a big stretch.
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123. Found Self-Care: Part of the CEO’s Job
When you take time for yourself, don’t think of it as taking you away from your job. Recognize that it is part of your job.
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122. You Can’t Convince Investors They’re Wrong
You can’t convince investors they’re wrong. That statement could be the whole episode followed by one minute of silence for reflection đŸ§˜
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121. Eternal Optimists & Achievable Valuations
Founders are eternal optimists. It’s a benefit to your company for you to think that the company is always going to prevail in the end. At the same time, founders need to be grounded when it comes to economics.
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120. Reasons Investors Pass On Your Round—NOT On You
Let’s reframe this: investors don’t pass on YOU; they pass on opportunity right now for a specific set of reasons. Some of which you know, some of which you don’t know.
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119. Demonstrate You’ve Thought About The Question
Fresh off a Series A fundraise, Rachel McCrickard offers her fundraising guidance—and it’s excellent.
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118. Going from Seed to Series A, Money is a Tool
Money is a tool, and you should use it as an accelerant for an opportunity that you’ve identified.
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117. Commanding the Fundraising Process, Mistakes & Storytelling
A mistake in fundraising is being ambiguous when it shouldn’t be ambiguous; it should be truly a process.
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116. Accountability & Updating on the Three P’s
This simple format for updating investors is all you need. The 3 P’s: Plans, Progress, Problems.