This episode of the Retail X Series podcast is an in-depth interview with Del Johnson, Principal at Backstage Capital. Del shares his thoughts and advice for early stage founders raising outside capital, including how the VC process works, how to be best prepared to raise money and what he looks for in the investments he makes. This is a must-listen episode if you're raising for the first time. For more of Del's thoughts on VC and fundraising, follow him on Twitter @DelJohnsonVC. 

Topics:

- How to be prepared to raise early stage capital
- What VCs look for in early stage investments
- How the VC process works 
- Why traditional venture capitalists can miss great opportunities
- And more

Music by Eino Toivanen, kongano.com

Edited by Deven Shah

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