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Invisible Ink

Invisible Ink

Von: Shubha K. Chakravarthy
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 Tired of startup fluff?

Invisible Ink cuts through the hype, bringing you power-packed conversations with investors and founders who've built the companies you admire.

Forget theory and buzzwords. This podcast is your all-access pass to the real strategies, the tough decisions, and the often unseen struggles that shape successful startups.

Each episode zooms in on the specifics of what it takes to get funded, demystifying the process and giving you actionable insights you can apply today.

Join us as we unpack the gritty details the hype machine misses, revealing the truth about what investors look for, the mistakes to avoid, and the actionable steps you can take to make your startup unstoppable.

Invisible Ink is more than just a podcast – it's your personal mentor in the world of funding. Tune in, level up, and turn your startup dream into a funded reality.

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  • Ep 85 - The New Capitalism and What It Means for Founders Today, With Elizabeth MacBride and Seth Levine

    Ep 85 - The New Capitalism and What It Means for Founders Today, With Elizabeth MacBride and Seth Levine
    Dec 14 2025
    This episode of Invisible Ink features a dynamic conversation between host Shubha K. Chakravarthy and guests Elizabeth MacBride, a long-time financial journalist, and Seth Levine, a seasoned venture capitalist and co-founder of Foundry.

    In this episode, Elizabeth and Seth discuss the shift in the American economy toward dynamic capitalism and offer strategic advice to founders navigating this new landscape.

    Check out this wide-ranging conversation for their key insights on:
    1. Why this moment in fundraising feels broken and why it is actually something else entirely
    2. The subtle signal investors are responding to now that most founders are not even naming
    3. How capital concentration quietly reshapes who gets funded and who never gets a second look
    4. Why ownership has become more than a compensation issue and what it reveals about long-term company strength
    5. What happens when founders keep playing by yesterday’s rules and why the game has already shifted
    6. The structural split inside venture capital that explains so many confusing investor reactions
    7. Why location has re-entered the funding conversation and how geography changes access in ways founders underestimate
    8. The real bottleneck facing AI and deep tech companies and why it has nothing to do with ideas
    9. Where truly patient capital is starting to show up and why most founders are still looking in the wrong places
    10. Why waiting for policy clarity is a losing strategy and what consistently outpaces regulation
    11. The overlooked way strong founders reduce risk before they ever raise a dollar
    12. Why persistence alone is not enough and when refusing to pivot becomes the real failure
    13. What credibility actually looks like in an AI-saturated world and why it cannot be automated
    14. The one mental shift that determines whether founders navigate this transition or get stuck in it
    and much more!
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    1 Std. und 19 Min.
  • Ep 84 - Lead With the Money, Not With the Pain: Inside Tips for a Better Raise, With Naseem Sayani

    Ep 84 - Lead With the Money, Not With the Pain: Inside Tips for a Better Raise, With Naseem Sayani
    Nov 30 2025
    In this episode, Naseem Sayani, Director, Innovator's Circle, WHAM and VC investor & ecosystem builder, joins Shubha Chakravarthy to expose the structural gaps female founders face and how to overcome them with strategy, confidence, and financial clarity. Naseem breaks down why women often lead with pain instead of profit, why this undermines fundraising, and how shifting storytelling toward economic opportunity can transform investor outcomes. Drawing from deep experience in consulting, venture building, and women’s health innovation, she outlines the real reasons women negotiate less, accept predatory terms, and hesitate to take salaries—even when the business demands it.

    Check out Naseem's sharp insights on:
    1. Why most female founders lose investor interest early and the simple narrative shift that instantly changes the fundraising conversation
    2. The hidden bias in “leading with pain” and how reframing your pitch around market size and money unlocks investor confidence
    3. Why founders routinely miscalculate market size and how to paint a compelling future vision that pulls investors toward your company
    4. The red flags investors look for in early teams and the specific “superpowers” founders must assemble from day one
    5. The most overlooked post-funding mistake women make and how to protect your equity and runway as you scale
    6. Why many founders underestimate predatory term sheet risks and how to build the small advisory circle that keeps you safe
    7. The difference between a true product and a feature and the unforgiving test that reveals whether your idea is actually fundable
    8. Why financial fluency matters more than financial perfection and how to speak to your model in ways that earn investor trust
    9. The real reason founders stumble in regulated markets and how early clinical, payer, or regulatory expertise changes your trajectory
    10. Why leadership development determines whether you keep the CEO role and how coaching, community, and thought leadership help you scale with your company
    and much more!
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    58 Min.
  • Ep 83 - PULL: The No BS Way to Unlock Sales, With Rob Snyder

    Ep 83 - PULL: The No BS Way to Unlock Sales, With Rob Snyder
    Nov 16 2025
    In this episode, Rob Snyder, Fellow, Harvard Innovation Labs, startup sales expert, and co-founder of Restack.dev, breaks down what truly drives product–market fit and why most founders chase the wrong signals. Rob introduces his Pull Framework—a practical, evidence-based approach to finding and validating real customer demand. Tune in for his sharp and practical insights on:
    • Why “pain points” are useless—and the single test that instantly reveals whether a customer will actually buy
    • How deep tech founders can find real demand before a product exists—and why this collapses 24-month sales cycles into weeks
    • The brutal danger of lukewarm interest—and how founders confuse polite enthusiasm with real pull
    • How to turn a lab breakthrough into a must-do project on a buyer’s to-do list (and why this is the real precursor to PMF)
    • The simple conversation structure that exposes true demand—and the words that tell you it’s all talk
    • Why founders must build a repeatable case study before they build a product—and how this becomes the foundation for PMF
    • The subtle difference between “that’s interesting” and “I need this now”—and how to engineer the moment of truth
    • How to describe your value in one sentence using the buyer’s own failed alternatives—no persuasion needed
    • Why most founders hire sales too early—and how to know the exact moment your process becomes repeatable
    • The mindset shift that makes selling feel natural, not gross—especially for technical founders who hate sales
    and much more!
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    57 Min.
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