A walkthrough of raising startup funding as a first-time founder, from someone who raised angel through Series B as a solo founder in Silicon Valley.
First-time-founder framing grounded in the presenter's own raises.
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TK Kader's structured walkthrough of preparing for a Series A after seed: milestone planning, narrative building, and process timing.
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YC partner Brad Flora's Startup School talk on how startup fundraising actually works: what investors are looking for, how rounds come together, SAFEs, and how to run a tight process. Draws on YC batch data and his own founder experience.
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