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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