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Y-Combinator, $22 Million Raised, 3X Founder. We're in for a treat!
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RSVP for tomorrow: We are joined by a 3x founder who just raised $20M+ Three-time founder Richard White compares launching a startup to playing an open-world video game. It takes time to figure out what to do and how to do it. You need to learn the rules. But when you’re dropped in for a second time, you arrive knowing how to play the game — “speed run it," he says. In 2020, Richard stepped away from his previous startup UserVoice to establish Fathom, a AI app that records, transcribes and summarizes video calls. After spending 13 years at UserVoice as CEO and raising more than $9 million, he was ready to do it, again. As a seasoned founder, Richard found a fundraising groove that is a bit unconventional. He has raised $5.5 million over the course of five small “party rounds” involving 90+ investors. And he took Fathom to Y Combinator. To date, he's now raised $22,000,000 for Fathom AI, and he's on his way to yet another successful company. He's joining me for a private conversation on Wednesday (2 days!), so that all of you can come meet him and get some direct lessons from someone who did it. Learn something from someone who’s done it before. |
Don Stein
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Venture Capital Reality Check Building early-stage startups is HARD, huh? We are 3 days from Adam Draper joining us for a private invite-only conversation for top CEOs and Founders. I really hope you can attend. And, I really hope this helps you with your fundraise, and above and beyond with your overall CEO mindset while operating at the early stage, Conversation Information (on Zoom) 5 of his first 25 investments became Unicorns Coinbase, Amplify, PlanGrid, Sendwave, and Benchling all...
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...