How do you recognize signs of your own burnout? What do you do about it?

“IF this thing happens, THEN I’ll be happy.” How many times have you fallen into the If-Then Mindset trap?

Alex Raymond, host of the Conscious Entrepreneur Summit, joins us this week to cover imposter syndrome, toxic myths, burnout, and more.

Dama explains how she used “unbiased” opinions (of her strategic investors) to help new investors reach conviction.

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.

Dama identified her weak point in investors minds and forced herself to lean hard into the other direction. It worked.

The three things Dama would do differently if she could re-do her first fundraise.

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!

Why do you get a lawyer? It’s because you need a guidepost, and you need someone who’s going to help you navigate the parts of your business you don’t even understand.

Does your lawyer know what NVCA stands for and where to find the NVCA standard docs? If not, they’re going to make you look like a fool in term sheet negotiations.