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How Startup Fundraising Works with Brad Flora | Startup School

04.18.2023 - By Y CombinatorPlay

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YC Group Partner Brad Flora has seen startup fundraising from every angle: as a founder, as one of the most prolific angel investors in Silicon Valley, and now as a YC Group Partner. Brad has coached hundreds of companies on fundraising. In this talk, he shares stories and advice on how modern startup fundraising works.

Paul Graham Fundraising Essays:

http://www.paulgraham.com/fundraising.html

http://www.paulgraham.com/startupfunding.html

http://www.paulgraham.com/convince.html

http://www.paulgraham.com/herd.html

Geoff Ralston's Fundraising Guides:

https://www.ycombinator.com/library/4A-a-guide-to-seed-fundraising

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcevHkNGrWQ

YC Fundraising Resources:

https://www.ycombinator.com/library/2u-how-to-build-your-seed-round-pitch-deck

https://www.ycombinator.com/library/6q-how-to-pitch-your-startup

https://www.ycombinator.com/library/71-how-to-get-meetings-with-investors-and-raise-money

https://www.ycombinator.com/library/4O-raising-money-online-advice-for-startups

https://www.ycombinator.com/library/3u-different-types-of-investors-and-their-incentives

Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/SUS-apply

Work at a startup: https://yc.link/SUS-jobs

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