261. Build the Future, feat. Sunny Han, Founder & CEO of Fulcrum
“There’s very few companies, or people, or teams that get to build the future.” -Sunny Han
October 11, 2024
The VC Minute - Tag: Fundraising Psychology
Master the mindset and emotional side of fundraising with confidence-building strategies for founders.
220. Negotiating Valuation
What to say when asked about your valuation expectations. And don’t forget to negotiate valuation!
April 18, 2024
215. Mental Game of Fundraising
By making fundraising into a game, you can change your mindset around it.
April 11, 2024
207. Why now?
The longer an investor has been around, the more likely they’ve seen someone attempting to solve the same problem you’re tackling. Convince them “why now” to get their attention.
Read more of Allyson’s work on our Substack: https://vcminute.substack.com/
April 1, 2024
143. Staying Top Of Mind
Staying top-of-mind with investors bends recency bias in your favor. Here are four ideas.
September 8, 2023
142. Tuesday Expenses – Getting Unusual Data Requests from VCs
When a venture fund is asking for “Tuesday Expenses” it’s because someone in the firm has direct experience with that, whether good or bad.
September 7, 2023
141. Pattern Matching & Recency Bias
VC’s are pattern matching all the time and recency bias can really put its thumb on the scales when it comes to decision making. Do you best to understand the patterns, especially the recent ones.
September 6, 2023
133. Pre-Seed Pitch is the Most Fun – Live in the Vision
Pre-Seed fundraising allows a founder to live inside the vision of their business.
August 7, 2023
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 🧘
June 15, 2023
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.
June 14, 2023
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.
May 26, 2023
108. Early Believers Are A Lightning Rod
Don’t waste time trying to convince non-believers, find your true believers.
May 23, 2023
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