Andrea Madho: Lab 141 held 70+ investor meetings without landing checks
Andrea Madho · #75 “I Want Bro Money Too” · Mar 3, 2025 · at 27:19
Lab 141 founder Andrea Madho reflects on her post-pitch fundraising struggles in an interview with host Josh Muccio.
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“And I've had seventy-something VC angel meetings, but no one's gone out of their way to say, listen, we had an off-the-record kind of conversation, but I really like what you're doing. Let's talk about me investing. That hasn't happened either.”
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