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In this B-Side episode, Martin Gonzalez creator of Google's Effective Founders Project talks about co-founder conflicts, quality disagreements, and the necessity of having difficult conversations very early in a partnership. Listen to the full episode: https://zurl.co/Yl4i

The Pricing Journey & Archetypes: Are you a mouse, an elephant, a gnome or Godzilla? In today's episode, understand your startup's pricing archetype and how it informs your approach to price discovery, to anticipate the bumps in the road . Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/efAcKRYb

🎙️ Just Released: Not My First Guess with the Brilliant Marcus Exalll! 🎉 This is an episode you won’t want to miss! Marcus Exall—serial founder, angel investor, and Virgin Startup’s first-ever Investor-in-Residence—is here to share the kind of insights that make you rethink everything about founder life and investment. 💥 In this episode, Marcus opens up about: 🌟 His journey from founding to exiting a digital advertising company 🔑 Game-changing insights from his work with Virgin Startup 💥 What founders need to know about how angel investors really think If you’re building something amazing, Marcus’s practical advice and fresh perspectives will help you go further—faster! Ready to shake things up? 🎧 Dive in here: Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eQeeGt3N Youtube: https://lnkd.in/e7dDxe7k #NotMyFirstGuess #FounderFuel #InvestmentWisdom

I love listening to the Pavilion podcast in the morning, but this is different... It hits all the right spots... have a listen: 🎧The Podcast touches on balancing profitability vs. growth!🎧 Is every market a winner-takes-all? 🤔 And why does everyone hate Salesforce? Also, the honest truth behind why every startup is a bit of a s*** show. Check out this insightful episode here: https://lnkd.in/gsfa_x_6

Do you want to raise capital or sell? When talking to founders, I’ve noticed that often founders are split evenly between raising capital or selling. What I hear is: I’d be willing to raise growth capital and take the business to the next level OR I’d also be willing to sell the business and take the money and walk away from the business clean or shift roles to help the acquirer grow the business. In my recent interview with serial acquirer Kevin McArdle from Big Band Software, he talks about how if you’re a founder, take the time to reflect on your exit plan. He’s developed a process called the annual exit planning process that helps founders get clear on their exit plan because if you’re stuck between raising capital or selling, you’re likely doing yourself a disservice and confusing the people you’re looking to raise from or sell to. Check out the new podcast episode out on YouTube, Spotify, and iTunes by searching SaaS Buyers’ Club. YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gRdFSCeU Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gbJFWtzy iTunes: https://lnkd.in/gvzmB3sp

Episode 26 of our Investor Insights series features Martin Davis, Chief Executive Officer of Molten Ventures. The Venture Capital investment company sector has suffered the full force of the shift in market sentiment as one of the steepest periods of rising interest rates in history significantly impacted the funding environment, the cost of capital and the workings of primary capital markets. However, despite this challenging period, there remains an important and persistent trend of businesses staying private for longer, meaning a greater share of wealth creation by successful, digitally-enabled business models is being generated by private investors before listing. Against this backdrop, this was a timely point to speak to the CEO of one of the largest listed VC investment companies in Europe. The full Investor Insights playlist can be found via the Killik & Co YouTube Channel https://lnkd.in/eYuwDbHa and on Spotify https://lnkd.in/epdwxYM8

🚀 Eager to learn how to exit your company? 💸 Final opportunity to join Peak’s live recording of The Big Exit Show podcast featuring Josef Brunner - who exited 3 companies successfully- this Wednesday at the Berlin SaaS Week with insights on: 💼 How to prepare the rollercoaster of an exit 🤝 Should you hire an M&A banker or lead the process yourself? 🌍 Cultural nuances when selling to US, German, or Japanese buyers Final tickets to join us live on October 9th just before ARRtist Drop your questions below, and we’ll aim to cover them during the session.👇 Here are the hashtags formatted together: #SaaS #Founders #Startups #Entrepreneurship #VentureCapital #Exits #ScaleUp #TechFounders #BerlinTech #StartupGrowth #Investment #MergersAndAcquisitions #TechInvestors #StartupExit #BusinessGrowth #FounderJourney #AngelInvesting #Leadership #BusinessStrategy #SaaSFounders

#whenitreallymatters we must ensure that we lead by example and create a culture of trust and respect, I therefore like the podcast episode shared by Ted Bililies, Ph.D. with some great insights on how Private Equity is adopting a more human approach to adding value that offers more lasting advantages and appeals to a new generation of talent. In this episode of the Imperfect Leaders podcast hosted by Jeffrey M. Cohn you can check out Ted's episode below, or the full Imperfect Leaders series here: https://lnkd.in/dksQsZhs

In the latest episode of Future Squared podcast, I spoke with Australian and former Head of Product at UBER’s Developer Platform, Chris Saad. Chris noted that: 1) despite the larger pool of VC dry powder in Australia, capital is actually scarce and controlled by a few big players 2) Aussie investors are risk averse and typically looking for ‘derisked’ B2B opportunities, as they are often investing on behalf of large conservative super funds 3) Aussie investors are, for the most part, unsophisticated when it comes to investing in high-growth venture scale returns companies, something Canva’s Cliff Obrecht echoed when talking about the company’s prospective NASDAQ listing in 2026 We’ve no doubt come a long way since the noughties, when there wasn't much of a startup or VC landscape to speak of... but are we still, in Chris’ words, “about twenty years behind”? Is the gap between Australia and the US getting smaller or bigger? What do you think?

Check out EP92 of the Accelerate Your Business Growth podcast where Kurt Uhlir shares his expertise on executing over 60 transactions. Learn the strategies that helped him achieve success in his business journey. Listen here: