Investors know when a founder is desperate. Sasha Orloff has raised a collective $1 billion in his career and he shares his advice for staying on...
Investors want founders who understand the financial reality of their business. Messy data, misunderstood metrics, or waiting until you’re nearly out of cash to start fundraising...
More money isn’t always better. Manan Mehta from Unshackled Ventures breaks down why investors who understand your story, your purpose, and why you’re building can be...
Starting a company as an immigrant founder is like playing the entrepreneurship game on hard. On this episode of Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen talks with Manan...
This week on Build Mode Unshackled Ventures’ Manan Mehta asks the question: If the best opportunities rarely fit an existing pattern, if every breakthrough looks different...
Immigrant founders have built some of the world’s most valuable companies, but many still face barriers that make it harder to get a startup off the...
Use a lawyer that uses AI, do not use AI as your lawyer. Chat GPT and Claude don’t have attorney-client privilege so whatever you ask can...
You might not need a lawyer before you start fundraising but you do need to set up a good legal foundation. In this episode of Build...
In 2021, SeatGeek was days away from becoming a public company through a SPAC. Then they walked away. On this episode of Build Mode, CEO Jack...
SeatGeek didn’t become one of the biggest names in ticketing by following the playbook. It started as a simple ticket search engine on the TechCrunch 50...