Capital Stack is Live!

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Capital Stack is Live!

Take a look at the first four episodes that launched on Thursday.

We launched the first four episodes of the Capital Stack on Thursday. We want to really thank all of the wonderful people that offered to take a listen and and give feedback. It was a ton of work and hopefully you will be able to get some pearls of wisdom from of the smartest founders, operators, and investors in the technology ecosystem! Below is a quick run down of the four guests that were launched on Thursday. There are links to Apple Podcast but if you use a different platform the links are below.

Episode 1: Todd Davis of LifeLock on mastering insecurity, building a best in class brand, and managing your investors.

What You’ll Learn:

  • The two instinctual things you need to be a successful entrepreneur. 

  • The importance of a mentor and what they can teach you. 

  • How ego is the downfall of many business leaders.  

  • How LifeLock continued to grow through the recession.

Favorite Quote:

“That is just the first no.” -Todd Davis

Aashay Sanghvi of Haystack VC on breaking into venture capital, attractive founder heuristics, and 2022 M&A frenzy.

What You’ll Learn:

  • How to identify a good opportunity

  • Where to find the smartest engineers and product builders

“Does this person inspire confidence in me? People who are very specific about the goals they are trying to accomplish are very rare. Specificity is one thing I pay attention to now.” – Aashay Sanghvi

Daniel Graff-Radford of Allbound on being a non-founder CEO, getting gross margin right, and when to start channel sales as a startup.

What You’ll Learn:

  • What channel sales are and how they work.

  • How Daniel became a non-founder CEO.

  • How Allbound became one of the fastest growing companies in market technology.  

  • What key thing most companies do wrong in regard to gross margins.

Favorite Quote:

“I can fix this, I just need some time and some capital.” -Daniel Graff-Radford

Sammy Abdullah of Blossom Street Ventures on being the “Anti-VC” and real talk on valuations in later funding rounds.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Having a board to collaborate with is valuable.

  • Advantages of flexibility, speed and transparency

  • Quantitative approach with data analysis are critical

Favorite Quote:

“Even if you are the best at what you do, it’s really nice to be accountable to somebody else in your peer group. ” – Sammy Abdullah

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