What makes someone a successful founder?

Is it how much revenue they're able to generate? How well they lead their company and their employees? How many investors they're able to land?

Those all play a role ... but the real answer is probably more nuanced and certainly harder to pinpoint.

In this episode of The Backchannel, the host emphasizes the critical role of third-party feedback in the fundraising process for entrepreneurs.

In this episode, the host shares the power of personal newsletters for VC's, shedding light on investor psychology and fundraising strategies.

Join us on a journey through the winding roads of entrepreneurship with our guest, Nancy Xu, the Founder & CEO of Moonhub.

In this episode, our host covers the importance of having a technical co-founder for non-technical founders and how to go about finding one.

In this episode of the Back Channel, we explore the importance of addressing competition during investor meetings.

There's a quote from Abraham Lincoln that always really speaks to me: "Give me 6 hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first 4 sharpening my axe."

In this episode of The Backchannel, host Jason Yeh delves into the world of junior VCs and their path to becoming venture capitalists.

Dilution is one of those things that a lot of founders seem to 'lightly' understand.

Bootstrapping and raising venture capital are two different beasts. Bootstrapping gives you control, but growth is slower. Venture capital speeds things up, but you have to give up some control. There is, however, one thing they both have in common: each requires a leap of faith.