Venturekit Radio

VentureKit Radio shows how experts in startups get hard things done.  As a four-time founder, I have felt how much startup advice today is poor. I've talked to hundreds of founders and many say the advice they get is too abstract, irrelevant, or just plain wrong.  I want to bring you actionable, no B.S. advice from domain experts. I plan to publish checklists, decision trees, pros and cons, guidelines, exceptions — the nuances that define good execution. Our first podcast is about how to fundraise. My guest, Brendan Baker, was the dealflow manager and second employee at AngelList. He reviewed over 8,000 deals and has helped hundreds of startups raise funding.  I've had my own experiences with fundraising, raising $27 million across three startups. My most recent startup, Breakthrough, raised $6 million from Social Capital, First Round Capital, and angel investors before being acquired. My talk with Brendan covers how to contact potential investors, create a fundraising narrative, run a pitch me