All Episodes

TBC 157: When Cold Outreach Actually Works in Fundraising

TBC 156: How AI Is Changing the Rules of Building a Startup

TBC 155: The Two Types of Founders and Why Their Fundraising Paths Are Different

TBC 154: What Your Existing Investors Need to Hear Before Your Next Round

TBC 153: Your Pitch Narrative Will Tell You What's Missing in Your Company

TBC 152: Why Your Pitch Deck Needs a Flow, Not Just a Slide List

TBC 151: VCs Are Rooting for You — Here's How to Use That

TBC 150: Why VCs Say They Love Cold Email (And What They Actually Mean)

TBC 149: How to Actually Use Startup Advice You Find Online

TBC 148: How Simple Is Too Simple for Your Pitch Narrative

TBC 147: Your Numbers Are Part of the Story, Not Separate From It

TBC 146: Why VCs Only Remember the Last Thing They Heard

TBC 145: Stop Blending Your Ask Into Your Personal Emails

TBC 144: Why You Don't Need Money to Start Moving

Mohak Nahta – How Atlys Raised a $36M Series C from Susquehanna After 11x Growth | Ep 62

Jackson Schultz – How an Angel Army of CISOs Unlocked a Lead Investor for ArgusEye | Ep 61

TBC 143: Stop Using Fancy Words in Your Fundraising Pitch

TBC 142: Why Cold Outreach Fails (and the 4 Tactics That Actually Work)

Alex Bazzell – How Bessemer Found Unrivaled & Wrote a $35M Term Sheet Overnight | Ep 60

Emilė Radytė – How a Cold LinkedIn DM Led to $5M from In Venture & Fortify | Ep 59

TBC 141: Why Investors Tune Out Before You Get Started

TBC 140: How to Actually Get to Calendar Density

TBC 139: Hitting the Resonant Frequency With Investors

TBC 138: Do SAFE investors need to be accredited? (Interview with Aaron Ginsburg @ Fenwick)

Ariana Thacker – From “Too Niche” to $8M for Mold Co from Cantos and Collab Fund | Ep 58

TBC 137: Grease the Friction in Fundraising

TBC 136: Time-Saving Fundraising Strategies

Minna Song (EliseAI) — From Crazy Early in Conversational AI to $250M from A16Z | Ep 57

TBC 135: Ask for Help: Fundraising Storytelling

TBC 134: Building a Helpful Network Ethic

TBC133: How to Close an Angel Round

TBC132: The Right Type of Investor

TBC131: The Human Side of Investor Relationships

TBC130: The First Lesson of AI in Fundraising

TBC129: Fundraising in the Age of AI

TBC128: Focus on What Matters

TBC127: Why Talking Too Much Is Killing Your Pitch

TBC126: When VCs Start Dreaming With You

TBC125: What I Learned Coaching HBS Founders on Fundraising

TBC124: The Power of Helping When You Can (HBS Story)

Alex Salazar on Taking Arcade from Zero to a $12M Round (Alex Salazar / Arcade - Ep 56)

TBC123: Can You Pitch a Big Vision?

TBC122: Early Signals That Matter to Investors

TBC121: The Fundraising Equation [T(G) - T(TI)]

TBC120: The LP Problem No One Talks About

TBC119: The State of the Fundraising Market in 2025

How Brian Sheng Closed a $112M Round for Aquaria (Brian Sheng / Aquaria - Ep 55)

TBC118: How to Create Urgency and Set Deadlines in Fundraising

TBC117: What Are the Toughest Questions Asked When Pitching?

TBC116: Finding the Perfect Blend of Data and Narrative

TBC115: Are You on the Right Fundraising Path?

TBC114: Holding Myself Accountable: 2025 Goals Check-In

TBC113: Convincing Investors During Slow Growth Phases

TBC112: Fundraising Advantages... Are They Real?

How Andrés Ornelas Vargas Closed a $2.2M Round for Verve Market (Andrés Ornelas Vargas / Verve Market - Ep 54)

TBC111: The NEW Bar for Raising Pre-Seed Rounds

TBC110: Happy New Year Supercharging Tip!

TBC109: Should You REALLY Be Raising From VCs?

TBC108: The Power of Closing Dates in Fundraising

TBC107: High Valuations vs. Simple Structure

How John Patrick Mullin Closed a $11M Round for MANTRA (John Patrick Mullin / MANTRA - Ep 53)

TBC106: Mastering Final VC Meetings

TBC105: How to Build Momentum During a Fundraise

TBC104: Why Raise From Angels PART TWO

TBC103: Why Founders Should Consider Raising From Angels

How Ron Belldegrun Closed a $95M Series C for ByHeart (Ron Belldegrun / ByHeart - Ep 52)

TBC102: A Tale of Two Investors

TBC101: The Importance of Jumping on Planes

TBC100: Likability vs. Brilliance

How Curtis Northcutt Closed a $25M Series A for Cleanlab (Curtis Northcutt / Cleanlab - Ep 51)

TBC99: How Anxiety Ruins Warm Intros

TBC98: GPs Have Trouble Raising Too

TBC97: How to Build Awareness as a Founder the Right Way

TBC96: How to Handle the Heat of an Investor Pitch

How Teasha Cable Closed a $1M Seed Round for CModel (Teasha Cable / CModel - Ep 50)

TBC95: Types & Motivations of Angel Investors

TBC94: Unpacking Uncapped SAFEs

TBC93: Valuations, SAFEs & Convertible Notes Explained

How Michael Diesu Closed a $2.5M Seed Round for Revenue Roll (Michael Diesu / Revenue Roll - Ep 49)

TBC92: Revisiting Post-Money vs Pre-Money Cap SAFEs

TBC91: Investor Lists & Launching a Fundraise (HOW TO)

How Christal Wang Closed a $2.2M Seed Round for Shimmer (Christal Wang / Shimmer - Ep 48)

TBC90: What Do Pre-Seed & Seed Rounds Look Like in This Market?

TBC89: Why You Need Deadlines for Your Raise

How Orri Bogdan Raised a $2M Seed Round for VAE Labs (Orri Bogdan / VAE Labs - Ep 47)

TBC88: How To Show VCs Traction

TBC87: Answering Founders Questions About The Fundraising Process

How Coco Brown Raised $2.5M in Venture Capital for Athena Alliance (Coco Brown / Athena Alliance - Ep 46)

TBC86: How Do I handle Inbound Interest From VCs?

TBC85: 5 Controversial Fundraising Ideas

How Brian Raymond Raised $65 Million in Funding for Unstructured IO (Brian Raymond / Unstructured IO - Ep 45)

TBC84: Why Smart People Struggle With Fundraising

TBC83: Answering Founders Questions About Pitch Decks

How Analisa Goodin Raised Over $31 Million in Funding for Catch+Release (Analisa Goodin / Catch+Release - Ep 44)

TBC82: Understanding VC Signals

TBC81: Answering Your Questions About Getting Passed On

The Story Behind Incognia's Pivot & How it Led Them to Raise $45.6M

TBC80: Why Monthly Investor Newsletters Might Be a Bad Idea for Founders

TBC: Is Silicon Valley Still the Place to Be for Startups? (TBC79)

The Story Behind Lex's $5.6M Seed Round (Jennifer Lewis / Lex - Ep 42)