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The Founder Initiative

Helping founders hit PMF, get funded & drive durable growth through podcasting & buyer events (Formerly TheTop.VC)

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00:06:50

Sierra Ventures's Principal, Vignesh Ravikumar:...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/07/01

Choosing the correct market segment and customers is vital to optimizing your revenue for the long run! Learn more about Sierra Ventures --> https://www.sierraventures.com/ Sierra Ventures - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sierra-ventures - Twitter - @Sierra_Ventures https://twitter.com/Sierra_Ventures Vignesh Ravikumar - LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/pub/vignesh-ravikumar/28/6a8/b26/ - Twitter - @vravikumar627 https://twitter.com/vravikumar627

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00:05:29

$105M In Funding: CEO of Dooly, Kris Hartvigsen,...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/06/30

Evaluating a VC's "superpowers" and commitments (besides money) before closing a deal can lead to a more successful relationship down the road.

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00:10:28

TechStars - Dubai's Managing Director, Vijay...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/06/29

Playing hard to get will never give you an advantage. Being genuine and transparent will.

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00:10:12

Boast.AI's Co-Founder, Lloyed Lobo:...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/06/23

Focus on an authentic relationship and let the money take care of itself.

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00:09:38

M6:33 Capital's Managing Director, Erik Fast:...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/06/23

Valuing others higher and creating a mutually beneficial connection can help you stand out during outreach.

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00:10:48

Gig Wage's Chief Strategy Officer, Ethan Austin:...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/06/21

Hyper-Targeting investors and increasing authenticity in outreach.

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00:07:39

Chingona Ventures's Founding Partner, Samara...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/06/16

How unconventional startups can succeed with limited access to traditional resources.

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00:07:11

Silicon Matter's Founder, Olga Orda: 3 funding...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/06/15

3 things you need for raising money & getting media coverage: 1. super start team 2. story that makes you go wow 3. true market traction

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00:07:04

Google's Head of VC & Startup Partnerships, Mark...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/06/09

How top startups are using a 'building-in-public' strategy to increase adoption.

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00:18:31

Brown Venture Group's Dr. Paul Campbell; the economic...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/05/11

$13T = the cost of racial bias to the US economy according to Citi's recent study We must move from doing things "for" to "with"...

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00:09:29

Yamaha Ventures VC, Anish Patel: rising bar, $400k -...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/05/06

#SolidSeedStageTraction - $400k - $750k ARR minimum Focus on the #fundementals Increasing #valuations Wise with #capital

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00:07:39

Foundation Capital's GP, Joanne Chen: the rise of ops...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/05/04

Over the past 10 years, there has been a rise in operations as a B2B tech buyer

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00:08:22

'The 2% Rule' - Rob Ness

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/04/29

General Partner of Asymmetry Ventures, Rob Ness: the biggest contributors to success at the seed stage--> 'The 2% Rule' - obsess and improve the basics like #CX...

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00:07:30

Nate Williams, Founder & Managing Partner at UNION...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/04/27

Nate Williams, ex CRO of August Home, Inc., former EIR at Kleiner Perkins, and current Founder & Managing Partner at UNION Labs Ventures shares a trend of sales, BD, & HR hires happening sooner.

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00:05:25

CEO of BuildFire, Ian Blair: AI-powered copywriting -...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/04/14

Clearscope + Conversion.ai = Turbocharged SEO Ian and his team average 250k site view/mo...not bad for a B2B company

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00:09:22

G. Founder of lemist; turned down $30M in funding

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/04/13

G., Founder & CEO of @lemist ‎explains how he received & turned down an offer of $30M in funding at a $100M valuation

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00:15:29

ex Intel Capital MD, Hassan Miah: event growth...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/04/09

ex Intel Capital Managing Director & Standford MBA, Hassan Miah discusses his event growth strategy for his neo bank Wicket... Check out his full episode here:

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00:13:49

David Weekly; Founder & CEO of Medcorder: stop...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/04/09

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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00:05:33

$360M+ AUM, Neotribe Ventures's Managing Director,...

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2021/04/07

"Super SEs" = highly technical sales engineers --> are replacing traditional sales positions #customerempathy

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00:05:51

Salesforce's Mathew Sweezey, Director of Marketing...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/04/06

Thought Leadership 2.0 --> 'Not a message, but an experience'

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