Sitemap - 2024 - Inside Small Giants
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
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
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