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Fundraising
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Joe Speiser: Fundraising via Email System
Joe Speiser's Twitter thread outlining his email-based fundraising system that helped raise $20M for his startups — a systematic approach to investor outreach using personalized cold email sequences. Standard startup fundraising playbook.
Adapting to Endure (Sequoia Capital, May 2022)
Sequoia Capital's May 2022 'Adapting to Endure' founder presentation, delivered as interest rates rose sharply after a two-year zero-rate era. Roelof Botha, Doug Leone, Alfred Lin, and Carl Eschenbach counsel founders to extend runway, cut burn, achieve profitability, and treat this as a 'get real' moment — echoing the firm's playbook from 2000 and 2008.
Extend Your Runway: Cheap Money Is Over
A Canvas App post from the 2022 rate-rising environment advising startups how to extend runway when cheap capital disappears — covering expense audits, revenue focus, hiring freezes, and the mental shift from growth-at-all-costs to default-alive thinking. A time capsule of the 2022 funding winter mindset.
The Hacker's Guide to Startup Fundraising
Fletcher Richman's practical guide to startup fundraising from the Galvanize blog — covering seed rounds, angel investors, term sheets, and the psychological dynamics of the fundraising process. A practitioner's account from inside the tech education and startup ecosystem.
Always Be Closing: Y Combinator and The Art of the Pitch
Tim Ferriss's breakdown of Y Combinator's pitch methodology from Demo Day — what makes YC founders compelling presenters and how they structure the art of the two-minute company pitch. A practical look at how one of the most influential startup accelerators trains founders to sell.