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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The podcast currently has 224 episodes available.

The Founder Initiative episodes:

April 09, 2021 ex Intel Capital MD, Hassan Miah: event growth strategies still work
ex Intel Capital Managing Director & Standford MBA, Hassan Miah discusses his event growth strategy for his neo bank Wicket...
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16min
April 09, 2021 David Weekly; Founder & CEO of Medcorder: stop "pitching" investors
Facebook acquired 1 of his 3 startups, he has done 100 angel investments and raised millions...
My friend, David E. Weekly, CEO of Medcorder shares incredible advice on raising money.
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14min
April 07, 2021 $360M+ AUM, Neotribe Ventures's Managing Director, Aditya Singh: Super SEs
"Super SEs" = highly technical sales engineers --> are replacing traditional sales positions #customerempathy
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6min
April 06, 2021 Salesforce's Mathew Sweezey, Director of Marketing Strategy: 'Message to Experience'
Thought Leadership 2.0 --> 'Not a message, but an experience'
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6min
March 30, 2021 $80M+ AUM, Clout Capital's German Fondevila; VCs Want Conversation NOT Presentations
- You wouldn't pitch your Doctor, you would first share symptoms and have a relaxed conversation
- Don't be tied to the structure of your deck
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8min
March 26, 2021 ex Foundation Capital & Current WestWave Capital GP, Warren Weiss: large customer have increased pressure to work with startups
How COVID has made it easier for startups to sign big deals with fortune 500 companies! #boom
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6min
March 26, 2021 FreelanceForLaw.com CEO, Brian Bedard; how to use cold calling as an early growth strategy
FreelanceForLaw.com is a platform that helps connect Attorneys and Law Firms with freelance legal professionals.
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8min
March 25, 2021 Matik's CEO Nikola Mijic: "Champagneing" --> the best inbound strategy
Matik, Inc.'s CEO Nikola Mijic, shares how their thought leadership series on "How Matik Uses Matik" drove huge inbound traffic!
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6min
March 24, 2021 MARL 5G Accelerator's Managing Director, Amir Khan: investors are prioritizing corporate experience > college dropout
TREND --> Where did all the college dropout founders go?
Advice to 25-year old founder --> Go for it. Fail 1, 2, or 3x. Learn and that experience will differentiate you when you are raising money.
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6min
March 23, 2021 $850M+ AUM, SOSV's Managing Partner, Sean O'Sullivan: why you must fire bad-fit customers quickly
"Fire your bad-fit customers...remember you're actually subsidizing them if you are an early-stage startup."
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11min

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