After you pitch an investor, they have to go back and pitch their team.

Season 3 Guests. And do you use your own email when emailing investors?

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.

Distraction is like kryptonite to founders. Yet fundraising is one giant distraction.

Asking questions and asking for the next step are crucial to running a good fundraising process.

Rachel’s big lesson was leaning into the big vision and not being afraid to put up projections that were a big stretch.

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.

You can’t convince investors they’re wrong. That statement could be the whole episode followed by one minute of silence for reflection 🧘

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.