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15 time management and productivity techniques for early stage Founders

Building in Public 4#: Preparing for my TED Ideas Talk

⏱️Quick Win: 4x free financial models for start-ups

Building in Public 3#: Creating focus for the last two months of 2024

1, 3 and 5 minute pitch templates that got us into two accelerators

Building in Public 2#: 1000 Black Voices San Francisco Recap

⏱️Quick Win: The only content calendar template you'll ever need

Building in Public 1#: Final prep for our NYC launch & accelerator🗽

Say Goodbye to 240 Days… Welcome to Inside Small Giants

Ep 9: Lessons from Juniver's pre-seed round

Ep 8: Lessons from Vendoir's Pre-Seed Round

Ep 7: Lessons from Bloomful's Seed Round

☀️Summer break: Back on the 3rd September

Ep 6: Lessons from TECH1M's Pre-Seed Round

Ep 5: Lessons from Finalrentals £370k Pre-Seed Round

The 240 Days to Raise Finale; Everything I've learned Over 8 Months of Fundraising

Ep 4: Lessons from a Stealth mode pre-seed round

Ep 3: Lessons from Yoxly's bridge round

8 days to go: final countdown

Ep 2: Lessons from Motley's pre-seed funding round & winding down

23 days to go: re-engaging with investors & focussing on customer acquisition

Ep 1: Lessons from Yesterday's pre-seed round

37 days to go: navigating burnout + deciding on my core 'life' roles

Get ready for The Raise

Introducing The Raise

51 days to go: final stage calls & high-impact pitch deck changes

58 days to go: making it through the investor conversation funnel

65 days to go: first event done with 68% turn-out & some revenue

72 days to go: event planning and getting help from my people

79 days to go: fundraising with business as usual

86 days to go: another commitment, accelerators and more

93 days to go: ironing out product priorities

100 days to go: lessons from recruiting and distilling advice

107 days to go: to fundraise or not, that is the question

114 days to go: doubling down on investor outreach and bouncing back from lows

121 days to go: slowing down to recover (without feeling guilty)

128 days to go: balancing fundraising with product and everything in between

135 days to go: pushing for our next commitments

142 days to go: We got our first yes!

2023 in review: lessons, hacks and resources for Founders who are fundraising now