For years, crowdfunding had a reputation as the place founders went when they couldn’t raise venture capital. Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor thinks founders should look at...
Building flying taxis takes billions of dollars. So instead of relying on traditional venture rounds, Archer Aviation went public just a few years after it was...
Robotics is having an AI boom, but don’t expect it to have a ChatGPT moment. In this episode of Build Mode, host Isabelle Johannesen sits down...
There is no such thing as the perfect pitch. But you can get close by implementing a few research-backed methods to your delivery, deck, and message....
Eventbrite has survived nearly every kind of challenge a startup can face: launching into a financial crisis, raising venture capital after 27 rejections, going public, watching...
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...