Franz Andersen regrets not raising a larger initial round for expert hires
Franz Andersen · How he bought out his $130k Seed Investor with $200k in new money, $7.5m valuation · Jan 13, 2023 · at 17:22
Franz Andersen, founder and CEO of Indicio, reflects on his five-year journey building the company and what he would change about his initial fundraising strategy.
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“And I think to raise a bigger round in the beginning, building the dream team, Of everyone that you need to both build a product, but selling it and getting partnerships. That's where you need the real experience. So that's something that I would change.”
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