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What do you do after selling a startup for $130M? I sat down to talk about this with Pau Sabria, co-founder of Olapic and Remotely.works. With Olapic, Pau raised over $22M and then achieved a $130M exit. Now, with Remotely, he and his co-founders have focused on maximizing freedom and sustainable growth. Here are three key insights from our conversation: 1. Transitioning from Venture Capital to Sustainable Growth: Discover how Pau shifted focus from raising $22M for Olapic to bootstrapping Remotely for a balanced approach. 2. Creating Equitable Co-founder Dynamics: Get tips on maintaining fairness and motivation among co-founders with diverse backgrounds. 3. The Importance of Founder-Market Fit: Learn how Pau’s previous experiences gave him and Remotely a unique edge. Don't miss out on this episode filled with actionable insights! 👇 🎧 Listen now: https://buff.ly/3S19yLR ✉️ Subscribe for more stories on finding product-market fit: https://buff.ly/3XLOm0f

Last chance to sign up for tomorrow's webinar! Join us the conversation at 12 PM ET with Jamie Mueller, VP of Partnerships at Fundraise Up & Founder of CollabUnity: Partnership Services. Whether you're a solopreneur, at the helm of a burgeoning startup, or steering a well-established business, understanding the nuances of effective partnerships is key to unlocking new realms of opportunity and growth.

This week on NY Seed Round, we're diving into the world of angel investing with the general partner and founder of SuperAngel.Fund, Ben Zises 🎉 In his conversation with host Justin Wolz, Ben dives into an essay from his blog, "How I Got Here," detailing his journey from founder to investor and all the lessons he's learned along the way. They also discuss early-stage funding strategies, the resilience needed for startup success, and how to secure that crucial "yes" from investors. Link in the comments to watch the full episode 👇

#StartupAdvice #CoFounderExit #DeepTech #InvestorRelations Hey everyone! 👋 I’d love to hear your thoughts on handling a tough situation we’re currently facing. So, here’s the scoop: We’re a deeptech startup founded by two friends, and we later brought on a co-founder who took on a marketing role. Things have been moving along nicely since we raised our pre-seed round and are now deep into our seed fundraising. However, we just learned that our co-founder wants to exit. His reasons revolve around unmet work expectations and pay, and he simply doesn’t see a future with us. This scenario presents some unique challenges: Impact on Team Dynamics: Losing a co-founder can shake up morale. It’s essential to reassure the team and maintain a positive atmosphere. Investor Concerns: Investors might worry about the stability and the future direction of the company. They often want confidence that the team can deliver! So, how can we effectively communicate this transition to potential invest... How Can I Manage a Co-Founder Exit During Fundraising? Answers: https://lnkd.in/g9eChZcv

#StartupAdvice #CoFounderExit #DeepTech #InvestorRelations Hey everyone! 👋 I’d love to hear your thoughts on handling a tough situation we’re currently facing. So, here’s the scoop: We’re a deeptech startup founded by two friends, and we later brought on a co-founder who took on a marketing role. Things have been moving along nicely since we raised our pre-seed round and are now deep into our seed fundraising. However, we just learned that our co-founder wants to exit. His reasons revolve around unmet work expectations and pay, and he simply doesn’t see a future with us. This scenario presents some unique challenges: Impact on Team Dynamics: Losing a co-founder can shake up morale. It’s essential to reassure the team and maintain a positive atmosphere. Investor Concerns: Investors might worry about the stability and the future direction of the company. They often want confidence that the team can deliver! So, how can we effectively communicate this transition to potential invest... How Can I Manage a Co-Founder Exit During Fundraising? Answers: https://lnkd.in/g5bfKVMu

Are you planning on reaching out to Investors but don't know where to start? Join us tomorrow as one of the industry's experts, Eva Dobrzanska takes Hyper Startup Studio's Haydn Gouldie through her fundraising playbook! https://lnkd.in/efjCDNVa Not sure if you want to?? Eva will break down real-life capital raising strategies that Founders used to raise millions, into steps you can replicate yourself right now! These very methods have: Got a positive VC reply within 20 minutes, Got a reply from Mark Cuban, Got a foot in the door and currently speaking with Richard Brandon’s team, A reply from Sequoia Capital in <24 hours, And a stellar 100% response rate (!) within the first 4 hours of sending cold emails. We're talking real-life examples, real emails shown on screen, and practical stuff you wont find anywhere except at Fundraising Playbooks. This is not your usual workshop. This is a masterclass. Webinar Details: 🗓️ Date: Friday, Oct 25 ⏰ Time: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM BST 🎤 Guest Speaker: Eva Dobrzanska Register Here: https://lnkd.in/efjCDNVa

Day 2 of Utah Tech Week (First day we attended). 🤩 8:30 am left my house with Bryant Solomon. 9:00 to 11:00 am - Breakfast event (met great VCs to chat further fundraising, chatted with CPAs about ControlQore and got to know a few founders who could use BroodStack). 11:00 am to 2:00 pm - Knocked down my inbox and Slack and communicated where I could between events with colleagues, vendors, clients etc. 2:00 pm - Attended a business growth workshop and met someone interested in ControlQore. 3:00 - 5:00 pm - Went to a pitch critique event and Bryant Solomon threw down a solid “ad-hoc” pitch at the end. They asked if there was anyone in the audience who wanted to pitch and Bryant jumped right up. People had a lot of interest in ControlQore and we met several founders interested in partnering with BroodStack. 5:30 pm - Caught up with Jeff Erickson and BriAnn Rachele at the Founders N' Funders Happy Hour event. SUCH great food and connected with more people on founders opportunities. 6:10 pm - Drove to Holiday. 6:45 pm - Pitched ControlQore to the Salt Lake City Angel Fund. Great opportunity and lots of solid questions from that group. 7:30 - Drove 30 minutes back home. Utah truly has an incredible startup ecosystem! Three more days to go 🔥. #utahstartups #founders #funders #fintech #saas #softwaredevelopment #utahtechweek

👉 Discover Investor's Gold: Insights for Your Startup Success! 💡 Gain strategic insights from Eric de La Fortelle, Managing Partner at Cathay Health, and Diane Dupré, Head of Venture & Growth Solutions at UBS, as they dive into the investor's perspective for your startup success! 🚀 🎥 Dive into exclusive capsule videos now!

In episode 733 of Startups For the Rest of Us, I differentiate between good and bad distractions, weaknesses versus blind spots, and share personal experiences of recent struggles. Check out the rest of the episode 👇  https://lnkd.in/g67WUNbg

My fav part of hosting Funded is coming across crazy talented founders like Joanna Strober - 2x founder, CEO, and prev managing director and partner in the venture world. Not to mention she just raised a $25M Series A for Midi Health 🤑 Here are two takeaways I have from her episode: 1. Relationships Matter "We spent a lot of time cultivating investors from the first fundraise who said no and keeping them up to date on what we were doing and bringing them along with our story. By the time we needed to fundraise, people knew what we were doing, and they saw that we were outperforming on our numbers... we told people in the seed, here's what we're gonna do. And we were doing better than that on pretty much every metric." I say this all the time but I'll say it again - a true fundraise starts way before you actually go out to raise. You'll hear this in the episode, but Google Ventures actually turned Joanna down during her seed round. Reminder that a rejection in the past doesn't always mean rejection in the future... 2. The Process Stays the Same (no matter how many times you raise) "I'm gonna have to go do it again... I cannot tell you that there's any crazy confidence. It's like, ‘Okay, how do I tell the right story? How do I write the right deck? How do I convince people of what I am seeing?’I know what I'm seeing, but convincing other people of that and why it's such a big opportunity is a challenge." I had asked Joanna now that she's raised a few round of capital if she now feels confident for future rounds. I'm so happy she gave the answer that she did. It's important to highlight that there will always be room for improvement in your pitch, your deck, your people skills, your outreach skills, and so on. Don't think after you've raised you’re suddenly above any of that 👀 I expanded deeper into these takeaways in this weeks newsletter but honestly I suggest you skip ahead and go watch the full episode.. a ton of useful fundraising nuggets in there 💡 To listen or watch ⬇��