The Founder Initiative

By Adam ODonnell

Helping founders hit PMF, get funded & drive durable growth through podcasting & buyer events

(Formerly TheTop.VC)... more

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How many episodes does The Founder Initiative have?

The podcast currently has 224 episodes available.

The Founder Initiative episodes:

August 30, 2022 [#1 on Product Hunt] Gated's CEO, Andy Mowat, raised millions by prioritizing branding
Learn how Gated raised millions by prioritizing branding, manifestos, and investor newsletters.
Here exactly what he did!
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16min
August 23, 2022 Monta Vista Capital; Sameer Chopra: Founders, are you going to return their fund?
LEARN
- How a VC evaluate a company that they actually invested in
- The top thing to consider in your pitch
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19min
July 26, 2022 Pitch Review: Mayfield's ($2.2B AUM) Partner, Rajeev Batra, shares top trends & analyzes a founder's pitch
Learn:
1. Top three trends Rajeev is investing in now
2. How to improve your pitch
3. What VCs are saying about you after the pitch
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20min
July 19, 2022 YC Founder; Applying & How They Raised $5M With No Deck; Promoted.ai's CEO, Andrew Yates
Andrew raised $5M from YC and others without a deck...
Biggest learning --> He shares how they structured their YC application
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17min
July 12, 2022 YC Founder Just Closed $5M: echo3D's CEO, Alon Grinshpoon shares his winning deck
See a deck that Alon used to close $5M from top VCs in a difficult macro environment.
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23min
June 21, 2022 Bain Capital & Battery Invested: Fulcrum's Founder, Sunny Han - moving from pitching to evaluating
Acknowledge the fear but move from pitching to evaluating
They were funded by consulting projects before burning the boats and raising money
You know more VCs than you think, leverage the mutual connection
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17min
June 14, 2022 $400M+ AUM, Defy.vc's Bob Rosin; why, when & how to get the best angel investors
- Who are the best angel investors for your cap table?
- How he considers definability as you solve a big and hard problem
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16min
June 07, 2022 Dcode Capital; Nailing Your VC Empathy
Live in the shoes of a VC for one day, and it will change how you fundraise as a founder.
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17min
May 24, 2022 Aircover's Co-Founder & CEO, Andrew Levy: Facetime-Still-Matters
Building relationships within the startup and VC community is key to raising a successful round in the future. Relationships aren't supposed to be transactional, they are built over time mutually.
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13min
May 03, 2022 Bling Capital's Eric Theis & Charlie Pinto on oversubscribing your next round
Listen to hear what they look for in a pitch and what to avoid. Hint - brevity is your friend ;)
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17min

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How many episodes does The Founder Initiative have?

The podcast currently has 224 episodes available.

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