How I Raised It Podcast How Jack Conte Used Storytelling To Raise $256M For Patreon Jack Conte founded Patreon after he sunk his life savings into making a popular YouTube video -- and received almost nothing for it. Now, $250M+ in VC funding later, Patreon is thriving. Here's his story.
How I Raised It Podcast The Right Questions To Ask VCs with Milana Lewis of Stem.is Milana Lewis, CEO of music tech startup Stem.is, raised capital from Gary Vaynerchuk, Scooter Braun and Mark Cuban. Here's how she did it.
How I Raised It Podcast How Joseph Woodbury of Neighbor.com raised a $10M Series A from A16Z What do you do when get a call from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz as you're boarding a flight home to Utah?
How I Raised It Podcast How David Rogier of MasterClass Hustled His Way to a $100M Series E Venture Round Catch our interview with David Rogier, CEO of MasterClass on how he raised over $240 million for his startup featuring lessons from superstars like Serena Williams, Gordon Ramsay, Steph Curry and more.
How I Raised It Podcast How To Raise Capital During A Pandemic: Gautam Tambay on Springboard's $31m Round (Podcast) So what’s it like to raise capital during a pandemic? Gautam Tambay shares his (awesome) strategies for raising $31M for his online education platform Springboard.
How I Raised It Podcast Raising Capital For Unshackled, a Venture Fund Focused On Immigrant Founders (podcast) We catch up with Nitin Pachisia, founder of Unshackled.vc, a venture fund focused on immigrant founders.
How I Raised It Podcast Raising Capital For Jammber, A Cool Music Tech Startup Based In Nashville (Podcast) We catch up with Marcus Cobb, CEO of Jammber.com a platform that helps musicians and songwriters manage their royalties and split revenues. Jammber most recently raised capital from Steve Case's "Rise of the Rest" fund / Revolution VC.
How I Raised It Podcast Why The Founder Of Startup Grind “Turned To The Dark Side” And Raised Venture Capital For His New Startup, Bevy Derek Andersen, founder of Startup Grind and Bevy, discusses why he chose to raise VC and shares his top three tips for fundraising from a position of power — including choosing your VC partner wisely and pivoting to turn risks into opportunities.
How I Raised It Podcast Charles Hudson On Raising A Venture Fund Focused On Pre-Seed Deals Charles talks about how many investor pitches it takes to raise a first-time fund, what LPs expect to see before committing to fund #2, the dynamics of being a single GP, deal sourcing outside Silicon Valley, how he assesses pre-revenue startups and more.
How I Raised It Podcast 4 Non-Obvious Fundraising Tips from a Silicon Valley Outsider (Podcast with Aydin Mirzaee of Fellow.app) Aydin Mirzaee shares 14 tips for raising capital including picking the right partner, designing the pitch deck, the importance of "story," building credibility, valuation, negotiating terms and more.
How I Raised It Podcast How Elizabeth Yin Found Success in Launching a VC Fund for ‘Hilariously Early’ Startups” (Podcast) Episode 150 of "How I Raised It" is an interview with Elizabeth Yin of HustleFund.vc who has a pretty interesting method for investing in *really* early stage companies.
How I Raised It Podcast Raising Capital For Backstage Capital, a VC Firm Focused On Under-Represented Founders (Podcast) We catch up with Arlan Hamilton on her journey from being homeless to raising over $10 million for a VC fund serving Women, People of Color, and LGBTQ founders.
How I Raised It Podcast Managing a Down Round (Podcast): George Arison of Shift Topics: how startup valuations really work, tips for surviving a downturn, and what happens during "down rounds" - anti-dilution clauses, changing the liquidation stack, increasing the option pool etc.
