Clock Speed with Shamus Madan

Pursuing As An Entrepreneur, Raising Capital From Craft Ventures, Co-Founders of Honey, Sequoia, & More w/ Landon Sanford


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In this episode, Shamus Madan chats with Landon Sanford, discussing his entrepreneurial journey and how he overcame failures. They delve into the workings of Compose AI and its future prospects, the transition to web 3 startups, and related fundraising challenges. They also explore strategies for raising capital during downturns, the importance of a lean model and survival mentality in startups, the necessity of early validation, market trends, and the concept of Minimum Viable Product (MVP).

Welcome everyone to the MBIT Podcast, I am your host, Shamus Madan, and today Landon Sanford joins the pod to discuss his journey as a founder of 3+ companies with many of them being in the AI space. On the podcast, we will be discussing how Landon became interested in entrepreneurship, his journey raising millions from VC firms and investors like David Sacks at Craft Ventures, the cofounders of Hubspot, Honey, Kayak, Vercel, and more.

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Twitter of Guest: @landon__sanford

(0:00) Introduction and Landon Sanford's entrepreneurial journey
(2:10) Overcoming failures in entrepreneurship
(5:09) Insights into Compose AI and its future potential
(10:30) Transitioning to web 3 startups and fundraising challenges
(13:13) Strategies for raising capital in a downturn
(14:05) Importance of lean model and survival mentality in startups
(15:17) Validating early and focusing on market trends in startups
(17:05) Understanding the concept of Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
(17:52) Episode wrap-up and acknowledgment
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