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Greg Shepard, Founder at BOSS Capital Partners, Founder and CEO of the 12 startups that have successfully exited, one of which was AffiliateTraction acquired by Ebay for $985 million. Greg in this episode explains how he managed to create so many successful companies and shortly explains the BOSS system. He also talks about the major mistakes he saw other early stage founders making and talks about the mistakes he has done himself in the past.

BOSS Capital Partners: https://www.bosscapitalpartners.com/

BOSS system explained in greater detail: https://www.gregoryshepard.com/

For founders who are too early for Greg's investments, submit your idea here: https://startupbattle.typeform.com/to/sMFwMAhz

Ayushi Sinha, Co-Founder at Prospect Student Ventures explained how their student-led Venture Capital works, what do they invest in, how do they source their deals and how did they manage to raise it. We've also discussed major mistakes that students make while building their startups, so this episode is a must-listen for any US-based student founder.

Prospect Student Ventures: https://www.psv.vc/

Ayushi's publication on finding a role at a Dope Startup: https://medium.com/@ayushisinhahaha/how-to-find-a-role-at-a-dope-startup-d5d74d7f956f

Book about Yale's female entrepreneurship: http://yalewli.org/remembering-50

Our video recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evh4ttFWxr8&feature=youtu.be

Andrew Ermogenous, Co-Founder at Real Factors acquired by 7ParkData explains what major mistakes they have done with the company and what were the major achievements. We also talk about the importance of planning the first funding round and some alternative sources of fundraising that Andrew recommends.

Andrew's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aermogenous/

7ParkData: https://www.7parkdata.com/

You can contact Andrew at his website, ermognius.com

Brett Lewis, Co-founder and Co-CEO at SkillBridge acquired by TopTal, talks about the acquisition, the major mistakes they've done with SkillBridge and the major successes they had. We also talked about business development - what does one actually do and how is business development at google different from business development at early stage startup.

Brett's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettrlewis/

Acquired by Lyft: https://open.spotify.com/episode/04id5VWWnfNzDVCnhTFX2a?si=gr5tjriJRLOQ4hsY_B4T1g

The video record: https://youtu.be/pKGCxQgxFCU

Tim Lozott, CEO and Managing Director at Green Life Capital explains what the phrase "No investor wants to be just money" means and how to apply it to your fundraising process. We've also touched onto the Linked ventures (and their upcoming summit) and how Linked Ventures cooperate with the Green Life Capital.

Linked Ventures summit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/linked-ventures-investor-summit-2020-10-tickets-112308856814?aff=erelexpmlt

Green Life Capital: http://glifecap.com/

Jack Greco, founder at One Link Ventures who is also a very active angel investor and strongly believes in the power of community. And in this episode we've discussed what is going on the early-stage fundraising world right now, what is Jack's advice for founders who are trying to find best advisors and mentors and much more (that's why episode is so long). 

One Link Ventures: https://onelinkventures.com/

Jack's Calendly link: https://onelinkventures.com/

Kiyan Yazdi, Investor at Mucker Capital explains what is going on in the LA ecosystem, why Mucker Capital is so focused on SoCal startups and how it operates during COVID-19. We also discussed two different arms of Mucker and talked about which one fits what kind of startups.

MuckerLab accelerator: https://www.mucker.com/muckerlab-accelerator/

Mucker Capital: https://www.mucker.com/

Venture Studio VS Accelerator - how to choose: https://www.fundraisingradio.com/Carey-Ransom/

Dan Johnston, currently the Co-founder & CEO at WorkStep and the Co-Founder at InstaEDU explains what major lessons he had learned from building InstaEDU and raising $5.1 million for it. We also talked about what he would do if he can go back in time and change one thing in the process. Super helpful for any early stage founder and specifically for founders in educational field.

Workstep: https://www.workstep.com/

Similar story of acquisition of SchoolMint: https://www.fundraisingradio.com/acquired-by-bv-investment-partners-founder-of-schoolmint-jinal-jhaveri-shares-his-experience-of-getting-acquired/

Carey Ransom, Founder and President at OC4 Venture Studio in this episode talks about the differences between venture studios, incubators and accelerators and explains how to choose the right program for your startup (hint: know your 3-month goal really well). We also discussed major downsides of venture studios to help you make a better decision.

OC4 Ventures: https://oc4v.com/ 

Carey's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/careyransom/

Office hours with Make it Studio: https://make-studios.typeform.com/to/bUvZoSwl - it's time to get some extra questions answered.

SC Moatti, Managing partner at Mighty Capital and a founder at Products That Count in this episode of Fundraising Radio explains how to make sales through product managers, when should startups start working on content generation and how long it might take to pay off.

We also discussed different strategies of getting in touch with those product managers and Moatti explained why product managers are the best points of contact in the organisation.

Mentioned in this episode:

Webinar by Products That Count (with Ravi Mehta, who was on Fundraising Radio as well) - https://productsthatcount.com/events/

Sandler Sales Training: https://www.sandler.com/

Toastmasters, improve your speech: https://www.toastmasters.org/

Mighty Capital: https://mighty.capital/