{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F5c0d9b6a-816f-40ad-9fb7-10c3cf1a51bf","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"#20. Raising capital for startups: how, when \u2013 & what venture capitalists look for in a product\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/5c0d9b6a-816f-40ad-9fb7-10c3cf1a51bf\"></iframe>","title":"#20. Raising capital for startups: how, when \u2013 & what venture capitalists look for in a product","description":"Season 2: 'Product development', Episode 8\r\n\r\nRaising Capital Is Often A Key Step In The Product Development Cycle Of Startups. If You Need To Raise Capital, How Do You Get Investors Excited Enough To Invest In Your Company? In This Episode A Venture Capitalist, Entrepreneur, and Product Experts Reveal How It's Done.\r\nGuest Bios:\r\n\r\nRoss Gales (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossgales/) is Director of Design and Strategy at leading product design agency Pollen. (https://pollen.com.au).\r\n\r\nCarrie Peters (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carriepeters/) is Product Design Principal at product design agency Us Two. (https://www.ustwo.com.au/)\r\n\r\nEmlyn Scott (https://www.linkedin.com/in/emlynscott/) and venture capitalist and is the founder of CP Ventures (https://cp.ventures/)\r\n\r\nMina Radhakrishnan is founder and CEO of 'proptech' platform Different.com.au (https://www.linkedin.com/in/minarad/) and has worked for Google and Uber.\r\n\r\nWhat to listen out for:\r\n\r\n02:01 How Peloton became one of the most extraordinary growth stories of the decade\r\n\r\n10: 40 What are the different stages of raising capital?\r\n\r\n11:40 How VCs screen and filter the tons of proposals they receive\r\n\r\n19:59 Common mistakes to avoid when raising capital and the opportunities that a lot of founders seem to miss\r\n\r\n24:14 Why startup founders should be very clear on their value proposition\r\n\r\n29:34 The key metrics VCs are looking for in early-stage companies\r\n\r\n31:39 What's the 10X rule? \r\n\r\n39:23 Why traction is super important in startups? \r\n\r\n43:02 Should you raise capital during a global pandemic?\r\n\r\n46:57 Buy Now Pay Later Digital Marketing offer from our sponsor \r\n\r\n51:40 NERD UNDER PRESSURE - regular segment with Emlyn Scott\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nResources and links:\r\n\r\nPeloton, Masters of Scale https://mastersofscale.com/john-foley/\r\nPeloton story https://www.businessinsider.in/Peloton-is-valued-at-more-than-4-billion-but-CEO-and-cofounder-John-Foley-says-investors-turned-his-pitches-down-for-4-years-These-are-the-reasons-why-he-thinks-they-were-rejected-so-many-times-/articleshow/70897413.cms\r\n*****\r\n\r\nEnjoyed this podcast? &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Please SHARE via text or social media ((!))\r\n\r\nGet in touch with us here: https://nerdsofbusiness.com/contact/\r\n\r\nYou can follow Nerds of Business on socials:\r\n\r\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/business_nerds\r\n\r\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdsbusiness/\r\n\r\nLinked in: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nerds-of-business/","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0cac8944-14c5-4968-9e35-81c2d9223bd9/VpWbFk__4M_L7FoBCamexyog.jpg"}