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Every founder needs to be emailing 3 experts a week…here’s why ↓ Having a chip on your shoulder that you’re going to do it all by yourself is delusion in plain sight. Every Warren Buffet needs a Charlie Munger. Every Larry Page needs a Sergey Brin. In this episode of CLIMB, Jason Shuman, GP at Primary Venture Partners ($1B in AUM), affirms the need for a founder to reach out to industry experts who’ve worked on similar ventures in the past. Jason insists that by simply doing this, a startup can save months by not making generic mistakes and staying ahead of the curve. Time = Money. And founders need to balance both. Watch episode 071 of CLIMB by VSC now: https://cutt.ly/VeeqXEXF

Founders can built great companies from anywhere. We fundamentally believe this at Hustle Fund. That said, there are many things special about building a tech company in Silicon Valley. This new Uncapped Notes episode talks through three reasons why it's so advantageous for founders to build in this San Francisco Bay Area region.

🎙️ Big News, Friends! I'm excited to share a project I've been pouring my heart into for the past few months! 🚀 Introducing Waffles And Unicorns - my brand new podcast where I dive into startup ecosystems and chat with game-changing innovators. Today, I'm thrilled to release our very first episode! I sat down with Dr. Frederik Ceyssens, founder of ReVision Implant, a startup that's literally helping the blind see. 🧠👁️ In this inaugural episode, we explore: • Frederik's leap from academia to medtech entrepreneurship • The rollercoaster of bringing cutting-edge tech to market • EU vs. US startup ecosystem insights This is just the beginning! I'm currently in the US, immersing myself in various startup hubs. Soon, I'll be sharing not just more interviews, but also my personal experiences, observations, and the highs and lows of this entrepreneurial adventure. 🔊 A quick note: As with any new project, we're on a learning curve. The audio quality and overall production will only get better with each episode. Your feedback is incredibly valuable as we grow and improve! Check out the episode here: https://lnkd.in/gx37GVYd I'd love to hear your thoughts! Who else should I interview? What aspects of the US startup scene are you curious about? Stay tuned for more updates from my American startup safari! 🇺🇸✨ #EntrepreneurialJourney #StartupStories #TechInnovation #PodcastLaunch #WafflesAndUnicorns

Q3 startup data just dropped. We chat with Peter Walker, Head of Insights at Carta about valuations at pre-seed, seed and Series A. Why the current fundraising environment is the new normal and not about to get much better. We also talk about trends in founder vesting, and why some founders are choosing to vest for longer. Finally, we go through what to do if you’re stuck with some product-market fit but mediocre growth, and why more exits are happening now than anytime in the fast couple of years. Listen to the full episode here:

Building Jam Ep. 8 | The Board Meeting 🎧 The Jam board is meeting today, so this week our founders share what happens in these meetings! New episode just went live - catch it in the comments. We're really enjoying sharing what it's like building Jam each week. So many of you are startup founders, hope you 💜 this episode.

💡 Insight Alert! Manasi Shah and Mehul Fanawala drop some serious wisdom as they talk about scaling The Clueless Company® and navigating the challenges of the startup world. Don’t miss it! 🎙️ Full episode here - https://lnkd.in/gS_NBBpu #TheCluelessCompany #BusinessGrowth #StartupLife #TheNewzchainPodcast

Contrary to popular belief, it's not only the lack of funding that spells doom among startup teams. In this B-Side episode, BusinessWorld speaks with Martin Gonzalez, creator of Google's Effective Founders Project, about co-founder conflicts, quality disagreements, and the necessity of having difficult conversations very early in a partnership. Listen to the full episode: https://lnkd.in/gRTvWePW

The second-to-last episode of NY Seed Round's first season is live! This week, I'm joined by the one-and-only Alexa von Tobel of Inspired Capital. We cover... 1. Lessons learned building and exiting LearnVest 2. Common mistakes she sees from founders navigating the early stages of building their startups 3. The qualities and skills that will set great founders apart in today's ecosystem dominated by AI All this and more in the latest episode of the Rho pod. Catch the full episode below 👇 YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gRw2u3PE Spotify: https://lnkd.in/g8QZFTGG Hope you enjoy!

The latest episode of the Founders Forum series is here! My colleague Blake Tengberg and Co-Founder at Clozd, Spencer Dent, have an engaging chat about the startup journey and sustainable growth over time. Check out the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gqGRFSi5

Chris bootstrapped Refine Labs to $22M in revenue. On this episode, Chris Walker shares the story of how he got Refine Labs off the ground, what he did to grow so fast, and also why he regrets spending so much on growth instead of focusing on profitability. He goes exceptionally deep on sales and marketing and provides tactical advice you can steal. Listen to the Full episode here: