What every founder needs to know before raising capital or launching a product
summary
Advice lands on concrete takeaways: fundraising is a full‑time role, VC money isn't your money and investors expect metrics (conversion rates, ICP feedback, roadmap) not aspiration; build one defensible feature, validate with paying users and partners (AWS, Solana, Near) rather than “boiling the ocean”; token strategies require contingency planning after the crypto winter 2022 where some teams lost 80% of assets to regulation or market collapse.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:18Fundraiser launch
- 4:00Fundraising myths
- 13:20Exit strategy
- 17:00Biggest mistakes
- 20:58Advice for start-ups
- 26:00Founder advice
- 31:00Mentorship
- 35:10Transparency and awareness
- 38:33Rapid fire
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