Writer and podcast host whose interviews surface firsthand fundraising stories from top founders.
Aggregates advice from founders and investors who have collectively seen 1,000+ seed raises, organized as a step-by-step process with benchmarks for round size, dilution, timeline, and meeting counts.
Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins recounts pitching for three years and being rejected by more than 100 investors before closing Canva's first round, including how she reworked the pitch around each objection. She details the kitesurfing-with-investors period in Silicon Valley and how rejection shaped the company's strategy.
Base44 founder Maor Shlomo explains building solo to an $80M exit in six months without raising venture capital, including why he turned down VC interest and how that shaped the Wix acquisition.