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115. Asking for Advice
Josh shares the quintessential example of “ask for money, get advice; ask for advice, get money.
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114. First Time Founders Should Focus on Accountability
Josh Sanchez, CEO of FloatMe, has raised over $50M in equity, venture debt, and credit. His message to first-time founders: accountability.
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113. The Penny Gap
Why is the differentiation between pre-revenue and any revenue at all so important? The answer is from a classic startup post.
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112. Do You Invest Pre-Revenue
Ask a VC, “do you invest pre-revenue?” and 90% of them are going to say some version of, “it depends.” Think of revenue as just one throttle. What are the other throttles you have down?
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111. Messaging Market Fit
Messaging market fit is making sure that the right people are hearing your message, but that it also fits with their beliefs and what they want to hear.
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110. Using CDFIs To Get From Zero To One
CDFIs are an excellent place to get support, connections, and possibly funding.
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109. Bootstrapping, Plan B Is Another Way To Make Plan A Work
Plan B is another way to make Plan A work.
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108. Early Believers Are A Lightning Rod
Don’t waste time trying to convince non-believers, find your true believers.
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107. Founders Outside the Lines
Anybody should be able to create the future, wherever they exist. They just need opportunities, and so we have to make opportunities easier for them to capture.
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105. Lean Into It
You cannot possibly over-rotate when trying to compensate for something that you’re not.