I meet 1,000+ founders every year. Most are bad at fundraising.

I also interview 100+ of the world's best founders on my podcast each year. Most are incredible at fundraising.

One raised $14M in 17 days. another was 3x oversubscribed on a $3M round. another closed a seed in hours from a single X post. All are first-time, unproven founders.

They don't waste time becoming "friends" with VCs. They have a business to build. They treat fundraising for what it is: a process where you manufacture FOMO as fast as possible, take the money, and move on.

This video breaks down the 4 steps the best fundraisers use to raise fast. The same 4 steps taught at YC and 500 Startups (where i went). The same 4 steps you can run on thousands of VCs worldwide to close $2-3M in weeks not months.

Why You Should Listen

Why you need to reach out to 50 VCs on the same day just to end up with three term sheets.
How to engineer intro blurbs that make VCs feel like they're already late to the game.
Why setting fake deadlines is the fastest way to destroy all your credibility with investors.
How one founder raised $3M in five weeks by starting with a $1.5M target and driving FOMO.

Keywords startup podcast, startup podcast for founders, product market fit, finding pmf, fundraising, raising a seed round, VC pitch, FOMO, startup fundraising playbook, term sheets, investor meetings, Pablo Srugo, venture capital

Chapters

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:30 Step 1: Build a List of 50 Qualified VCs
00:06:00 Step 2: Engineer the Intros
00:14:00 Step 3: Compress the Timeline
00:20:00 Step 4: Manufacture FOMO
00:26:00 Three Rules to Never Break

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