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Join This Weeks Founder Roundtable to Talk VC Fundraising
Invite to Attend our Roundtable for VC Fundraising​ My last startup had 20 employees, and raised $5M+, I'm more than happy to share some key CEO lessons; make sure you attend next week if you want to save yourself a few common fundraise mistakes. 👉 RSVP now to join the roundtable Fundraising is a continuous process—not a one-time event. Successful founders stay prepared with a solid pitch, strong investor relationships, and a repeatable strategy. By joining this program, you’ll gain direct mentorship, accountability, and a proven fundraising system that keeps you ahead of the game. ​ ​RSVP for next week’s conversation, you get access to invaluable insights, an active community of founders, and direct coaching from myself—a successful fundraiser who has helped startups raise millions. ​ If you're serious about raising capital and building a scalable business, don’t miss this opportunity. ​ |
Don Stein
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We just passed 222 RSVPs! RSVP Today! Our RSVP-only event with investor and VC, Adam Draper, is going to be a FULL CROWD! RSVP There's still time to RSVP and get involved in the Ugly Startups movement. For the 230 people who are planning to show up, I'm pumped to see you, and am looking forward to leaving your inspired! Let's raise you some capital, and build an iconic startup -Don Stein Founder, UglyStartups.com Linkedin Have questions? Hit reply to this email and we'll help out! 113 Cherry...
I’m trying SO hard to make this an insanely valuable community for all seed stage founders. My goal is to bridge the insider knowledge of Silicon Valley to the ugly startups out there. Every single founder deserves a chance to raise capital, scale a business, and literally change their life and maybe if you exit for enough $$$ then you’ll even change your future generations lives. I’ve seen people do it from absolutely nothing. Esteban an immigrant with everything to prove met me, got...
Special Guest, Richard White Founder of Fathom AI, and UserVoice Yesterday was an absolute treat - we hosted repeat founder, Richard White ($20M+ raised, Linkedin). He founded UserVoice, scaled that, and then started a second company which he runs today. Fathom AI is backed by Zoom's fund, Justin Kan (Twitch Founder), and many more incredible people on his cap table of 100+ investors. We've had incredible guests over the last year (45 of them), but certain CEO's are able to speak from a place...