In this episode, Rachel Wexler talks about the nitty gritty of fundraising. Think of this episode as your "Fundraising 101" class, all about how to raise outside capital in a pre-seed or early stage round. 

Topics:
- How angels evaluate companies at the earliest stages
- What entrepreneurs should be prepared with at pre-seed, including team, traction/metrics, financial model, etc.
- What makes a good and compelling pitch deck
- Ranges of valuations, dilution and structures at pre-seed
- Running a pre-seed fundraising process
- How and where to find angel investors
- Rachel's critical advice to founders

 Music by Eino Toivanen, kongano.com

Edited by Deven Shah

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