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Produced by KaRyn Lay with sound mixed & mastered by Mix at 6 Studios.
EPISODE
1
Mar 3, 2021
15
min

Fundraising Insights with Morgan Davis

A conversation with MarketDial’s Founder and Former VC

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If you could peek behind the curtain of the funding world, do you think that would make it easier or harder to follow your passion and take that leap of entrepreneurial faith? We’ll find out when we talk to MarketDial CEO and founder Morgan Davis, and investor Curt Roberts about what happens when a venture capitalist becomes a founder as we bring you both sides of a perfect pitch. This episode dives into how entrepreneurs can separate noise from signal as they navigate fundraising as well as insights into:

  • The advantages and disadvantages of being a founder with a first person perspective on how investors think
  • Signals from investors that an entrepreneur should both look for (and not look too far into) when fundraising
  • Becoming VC-language savvy! How founders and entrepreneurs can become better acquainted with the VC-side of fundraising
  • Why the benefits of competent work can often trump networkings