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103. Talk to Your Slides
You know your business so well, that you personally don’t need visuals to explain it. But your audience doesn’t share your knowledge.
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102. Founder Intros
A venture fund’s most trusted source for referrals is its portfolio. Stand out from the crowd by getting an introduction through a fellow founder.
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101. Toxic Myth of Entrepreneurship
Don’t get sucked into these toxic myths of entrepreneurship.
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100. About The Conscious Entrepreneur Summit
The Conscious Entrepreneur Summit was created to build a community of people who are entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs who are committed to their personal growth.
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099. How To Deal With Burnout
How do you recognize signs of your own burnout? What do you do about it?
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098. The If-Then Mindest Trap
“IF this thing happens, THEN I’ll be happy.” How many times have you fallen into the If-Then Mindset trap?
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097. Confronting Imposter Syndrome Kicks Off a Journey
Alex Raymond, host of the Conscious Entrepreneur Summit, joins us this week to cover imposter syndrome, toxic myths, burnout, and more.
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096. Filling The Pool After The First Investor Is In
Dama explains how she used “unbiased” opinions (of her strategic investors) to help new investors reach conviction.
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095. One Thing To Optimize For When Choosing Investors
Sometimes your choice is between taking any money and running out of money. In those cases, you can’t be selective. But if you can optimize for one thing with your investors, optimize for trust.
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094. What Is Your Weak Point in Driving Conviction with Investors?
Dama identified her weak point in investors minds and forced herself to lean hard into the other direction. It worked.
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093. What To Do Differently On A First Fundraise
The three things Dama would do differently if she could re-do her first fundraise.
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092. Fundraising Is Hard
Dama, the CEO of our portfolio company Manatee, pulled a fundraising rabbit out of her hat. She shares her fundraising advice this week… and it’s good!