fundraising
4 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jun 22, 2021 by Ben Stancil · across every show →
Everything said about fundraising, oldest first
Jun 22, 2021 positive
Stancil: Shared fundraising adversity brings founding teams closer together
“There is something to that that I do not look back at fondly, but I look back and saying that it, like, probably brought a lot of the Team and particularly, I think the founding group more close together because you're going through these kinds of experiences …”
May 21, 2024 positive
Robles: Building a worthwhile company almost always requires raising capital
“Because, you know, in the life cycle of a company, you know, if you're doing anything worthwhile, you're going to need to raise money unless you're just one out of a million that bootstraps it and hits, you know, the big time from the start, that's very few an…”
Sep 16, 2025 negative
Kelly: Media overhypes fundraising over building sustainable businesses
“You know, fundraising gets a gets probably too much press. In all honesty, you know, everyone talks about the company that raised capital, but not a lot of people talk about the people that bootstrapped the business to a successful exit. And I think sometimes …”
Mar 24, 2026 negative
Weisbrot: Startup Fundraising Success Fees Provide Inconsistent Advisory Income
“The goal for me with the podcast is to be able to create an additional stream of income because the fundraising is, is success. So if there's a moment where there's no success, then there's no money. And so while the success fees from fundraising can be very n…”