'Advice for Early-Stage Founders' with Ellen Chisa

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!  ________________________________________________________________________________    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/   _________________________________________________________________________________  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