'Advice for Early-Stage Founders' with Ellen Chisa

Episode 6 of the Scale with Strive Podcast podcast, hosted by Scale with Strive, titled "'Advice for Early-Stage Founders' with Ellen Chisa" was published on April 26, 2024 and runs 35 minutes.

April 26, 2024 ·35m · Scale with Strive Podcast

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Welcome to the Scale with Strive podcast, the place where you come to listen to some of the world’s most influential leaders of the SaaS industry. 🚀 I am your host, Dylan Hoyle and on today’s episode, I am excited to welcome Ellen Chisa, Partner at Boldstart Ventures! Boldstart's speciality is partnering with Founders at inception, and today's conversation was centred around advice for Early-Stage Founders when looking to build a company. Some of my key takeaways from ...

Episode Description

Welcome to the Scale with Strive podcast, the place where you come to listen to some of the world’s most influential leaders of the SaaS industry. 🚀

I am your host, Dylan Hoyle and on today’s episode, I am excited to welcome Ellen Chisa, Partner at Boldstart Ventures!

Boldstart's speciality is partnering with Founders at inception, and today's conversation was centred around advice for Early-Stage Founders when looking to build a company. Some of my key takeaways from our conversation were:

💡 The first steps that a Founder should take when they have an idea.

💡 The specific qualities that VCs look for in Founders when considering investment.

💡 Some of the common mistakes that Founders make when pitching to Venture Capitalists.

Let’s Dive in!

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Watch the episode on YouTube 🎥 – https://youtu.be/OfwrJqPug-4

Connect with Ellen here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenchisa/

Connect with Dylan here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanhoyle-saas-recruiter/

Learn more about Strive here - https://scalewithstrive.com/solutions/

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9:09 Navigating Early-Stage Startup Challenges

20:15 Navigating Early-Stage Venture Capital Relationships

25:05 Building Relationships with VCs Before Pitching

29:31 Market Trends and Investor Resilience

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