{"name":"Fund/Build/Scale","short_name":"Fund/Build/Scale","theme_color":"#ffffff","start_url":"/","display":"standalone","background_color":"#fff","description":"After working for years in early-stage startups and as a journalist, here are three hard truths I’ve learned:<br /><br />1. Success in Silicon Valley hinges on connections, hard work and luck.<br />2. Startups often fail because founders lack fundamental business knowledge.<br />3. Real, actionable advice comes from those who’ve actually done it.<br /><br />There’s no such thing as “founder DNA.” If you’re willing to take on risk and invest years of your life in something that has maybe a 10% chance of paying off — less if you’re a woman or person of color — you can be a startup founder.<br /><br />Here’s why I founded Fund/Build/Scale:<br /><br />1. To help founders make fewer mistakes.<br />2. To share successful strategies that can accelerate your go-to-market journey.<br />3. To inspire more people to see themselves as potential founders. There’s a lot of overlooked talent out there, and we are missing out.<br /><br />This podcast is for anyone who’s interested in learning the basic skills required to launch a startup, secure initial funding and transform an idea into a sustainable business.<br /><br />I’m talking to guests about everything: finding a co-founder, conducting customer discovery, recruiting early employees, developing a PLG strategy, fundraising when you’re outside a major tech hub — all of it.<br /><br />Interested? Subscribe to Fund/Build/Scale on all major platforms and follow the podcast on LinkedIn to get articles, excerpts, transcripts and more.<br /><br />Fund/Build/Scale is a production of Truth and Soul Media LLC.","icons":[{"src":"https://deow9bq0xqvbj.cloudfront.net/image-logo/17670315/new_FBS_1400_x_1400_tile_ggrhbt_300x300.jpg","sizes":"300x300","type":"image/png"}]}