The Founder Initiative

By Adam ODonnell

Helping founders hit product-market fit, get funded & stay up-to-date.

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The podcast currently has 166 episodes available.

The Founder Initiative episodes:

December 13, 2022Angular Ventures's, David Peterson: 3 things VCs look for what YOU might not have in your deck?
Angular Ventures's, David Peterson: 3 things VCs look for what YOU might not have in your deck?
Secret insight & how did you find it?
Is there a movement that you could be the center of?
Can you attract the right talent?
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14min
December 08, 2022 GTMfund's Scott Barker; nail these 4 things if you want a chance of raising in this environment
Nail these 4 things if you want a chance of raising in this environment
- Who was your warm intro? How well do they know the space?
- Founder conviction is super important. What brought you to this point? How did you come across this problem? Why dedicate the next 10 years to solving it?
- Real advisor relationship in your slide deck?
- Can you withstand industry expert scrutiny?
- How organized is your data room? Send it fast and make it detailed.
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16min
November 15, 2022 [Airtable's former VP of Growth] Darius Contractor; showing VCs how you could return their fund
How do you show a VC that your company could return their fund?
--> Strategic Sequencing...

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20min
November 08, 2022 [$12M Seed, Greylock Invested] Rishabh Jain, Co-Founder of Fermat Commerce; raising in a downturn
[$12M Seed Greylock invested] Rishabh Jain, Co-Founder of Fermat Commerce; raising in a downturn
- thesis alignment is more important during a downturn
- what is your mega trend?
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16min
November 01, 2022 Mendoza Ventures, GP Senofer Mendoza; how to share the 'elephant in the room' with a VC
You have something in your business that is scary to a VC...make sure you share it the right way
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15min
October 27, 2022 Atlassian Ventures & others just invested $12.5M in Allstacks; learn from founder Hersh Tapadia on how he did it
What's it like to raise a round right now? Learn what Hersh did to close a $12M Series A.
Companyon Ventures, Atlassian Ventures, and CreativeCo join returning investors to fuel accelerated go-to-market investment
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14min
October 18, 2022 Fiat Ventures, General Partner, Drew Glover: sharing your GTM tests and strategies in your deck
- sharing your GTM tests and strategies in your deck
- getting creative with your GTM and how to share that with investors
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20min
October 11, 2022 Adam Burrows, Founder of Range Ventures: competitor response, VC updates, and common red flags during due diligence
- How to respond to --> "Why is Microsoft not going to do this?"
- How to do VC updates, and common red flags during due diligence
- Investment breakdown
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16min
October 04, 2022 [$450M AUM] Ridge Ventures, Partner Yousuf Khan: don't overlook the power of nailing your story
Nail your story - you have heard this before, BUT it is the most important thing you can do
Go deep with the problem in a verbal pitch
Work with VCs that know your space
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16min
September 27, 2022 Raising $70M in a downturn in 6-weeks; Matt Danna, CEO of Boulevard
- Don't raise, unless you have to
- Get ready for 2x as many follow up questions
- Get ready for 2x as many representatives from the VC on the call
- IRL still matters
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19min

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