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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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$80M+ AUM, Clout Capital's German Fondevila; VCs Want...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/03/30

- You wouldn't pitch your Doctor, you would first share symptoms and have a relaxed conversation - Don't be tied to the structure of your deck

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00:05:27

ex Foundation Capital & Current WestWave Capital GP,...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/03/26

How COVID has made it easier for startups to sign big deals with fortune 500 companies! #boom

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00:07:37

FreelanceForLaw.com CEO, Brian Bedard; how to use...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/03/26

FreelanceForLaw.com is a platform that helps connect Attorneys and Law Firms with freelance legal professionals.

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the best inbound strategy">Matik's CEO Nikola Mijic: "Champagneing" -- the best...

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2021/03/25

Matik, Inc.'s CEO Nikola Mijic, shares how their thought leadership series on "How Matik Uses Matik" drove huge inbound traffic!

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00:05:25

MARL 5G Accelerator's Managing Director, Amir Khan:...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/03/24

TREND --> Where did all the college dropout founders go? Advice to 25-year old founder --> Go for it. Fail 1, 2, or 3x. Learn and that experience will differentiate you when you are raising money.

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00:10:54

$850M+ AUM, SOSV's Managing Partner, Sean O'Sullivan:...

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2021/03/23

"Fire your bad-fit customers...remember you're actually subsidizing them if you are an early-stage startup."

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00:06:13

Oracle For Startups's, JD Weinstein:...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/03/18

Two ways they help their startups: 1. Enterprise Client Intros - founders can partner with our Account Executives to get introduced to a large client 2. Internal Coaching - our employees love helping startups

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00:07:36

PS27 Ventures, CEO Jim Stallings; Voice Automation...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/03/17

'Voice automation is about to be as big as apps in 2011'

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00:06:56

$15M+ Funding, DroneSeed, CEO Grant Canary: improve...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/03/16

#Entrepreneurs add these two things to your deck: 1. Site your sources 2. Loom videos...' if they want to go down the rabbit hole'

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00:05:47

HubSpot's Scott Brinker, VP Platform Ecosystem; App...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/03/15

'App store optimization is one of the most underutilized growth channels since most SaaS companies are still ignoring it...'

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00:01:30

"The Trident" | schedule a meeting with any...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/03/12

If you are having trouble getting the attention of a hard-to-reach prospect, try the Trident. Thanks, Gordon, CEO of Syne.

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00:05:34

Agorapulse CEO, Emeric Ernoult; "SaaC" =...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/03/11

$0 to $4M ARR in 2-years using this strategy... "SaaC" = speakers-as-a-channel

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00:08:24

Yamaha Ventures VC, Rebecca Woodcock; Aspirational...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/03/09

Healthcare System Evolution = Sick Care > Behavior Influence > *Aspirational Health*

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00:09:40

Founder & MP at Resolute Partners Group, Kevin Lutz:...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/03/04

Thank you Kevin Lutz, Founder & Managing Partner at Resolute Partners Group, for sharing your perspective on SPACs.

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00:04:51

Yariv Ganor, Startup Psychologist with Sheba Tel...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/03/04

@Founders, do you talk to your co-founders more than your spouse/partner? (I know I did!)

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00:04:43

Sanjoy Roy, Co-Founder of AskSid.ai a Techstars company

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/03/02

"CCAI" --> chatbot-conversations-as-insights "When a user has a discussion with a chatbot on your site, don't let those insights go to waste..." Sanjoy Roy, Co-Founder of AskSid.ai a Techstars company Shoutout From Sanjoy To: "Bradford Cross, we love you because you planted the vertical AI concept in our mind..."

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00:06:52

HearstLab's VP, Lisa Burton O'Toole; corporate startup ...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/02/25

Here are a few lessons for other corporate accelerators from Lisa Burton O'Toole, VP of HearstLab 1. Focus on startups you can IMPACT rather than tying it to a strategic goal 2. Connect YOUR expert employees with startups for 30-min mentor sessions to drive sales, marketing, etc. 3. Use YOUR employees to evaluate prospective startups before investing Shoutout From Lisa To: "Madhuri Yechuri is the Founder & CEO of Elotl...she is a brilliant engineer and former VMware...we are very excited to be

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00:03:52

Simultaneous Meal Delivery + Zoom? -- Andy Scott,...

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/02/24

Three ways to overcome the siloed nature of WFH: - Meal delivery --> order sushi for everyone and have it delivered at the same time - Drink delivery --> use Drizly to send drinks to everyone on the team at the same time - Virtual Petting Zoo --> Visit a virtual petting zoo with Goat-2-Meeting

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00:04:56

Techstars, SVP Ecosystem Development, Chris Heivly

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/02/22

Techstars, SVP Ecosystem Development, Chris Heivly - 'in 3-10 years, there will be 2x more venture capital outside of the Valley than inside...' Shoutout From Chris Heivly: "David Shaner, Founder of Offline is one of my favorite CEOs..."

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00:01:29

Nathan Porras, Product at Brilliant ($21M total funding)

The Founder Initiative ·

2021/02/17

Average PMs = tell their teams what to build Great PMs = share the WHY behind the feature

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