Does it really take over 100 conversations in order to raise capital OR are there some secrets?

Host Cynthia Del’Aria talks with Nathan Beckord, the CEO of Foundersuite.com a venture-backed company that makes the leading “funding stack” that includes, investor database, CRM, pitch deck hosting, and Investor update tools for startups. On this episode. Nathan shares some insights from his entrepreneurial experience raising capital from investors, tips on whether to start bootstrapping and grow your business versus finding investors plus how entrepreneurs can know they're truly ready for an investor. Listen and enjoy!

Resources from this episode

How I Raised This podcast - https://blog.foundersuite.com/tag/how-i-raised-it-podcast/

Paul Graham essays - http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html

This Week in Startup Hosted by Jason Calacanis & Molly Wood - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-startups/id315114957

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Today host Cynthia Del’Aria speaks with first time founder, Mark Van Holsbeck. Mark has played drums and performed with many bands, while also acquiring various skills in the IT profession with an impressive 42 year career. Combing these two skills, Mark has set to solve many common management issues that bands encounter and help fans of live cover music easily find a band that matches their musical tastes with his Jukebox Live App. Mark shares how Cynthia's advice impacted the development of his company and app plus some of his origin story which includes a pretty awesome connection to the infamous group Van Halen. Click, listen and enjoy!

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Resources from this Episode

Ridiculous Crime Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ridiculous-crime/id1608230191

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In this episode layered with stories of tolerance, perseverance, pain, and tons of humor, host Cynthia Del’Aria speaks with Dr. Jack Nguyen, researcher, licensed dentist and founder of The Quick Company. Dr. Jack packed several boxes during the housing crash and moved to Denver, Colorado to start his career in dentistry leading to successful exit in 2020. He shares stories on how his tolerance for pain as an entrepreneur and as a dentist inspired his patent pending invention while also sharing some insights on the patent process. Listen now!

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Resources from Jack Nguyen

Patents Integrated Podcast - Novel & Non Obvious

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/novel-non-obvious/id1560386030 

Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital By Carlita Perez

https://carlotaperez.org/publications/#Technological-Revolutions-and-Financial-Capital-The-Dynamics-of-Bubbles-and-Golden-Ages

Falling Upward by Richard Rohr

https://www.amazon.com/Falling-Upward-Spirituality-Halves-Life/dp/0470907754

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