Listen "Episode 24 | Guest Episode: Meredith Muthoni - Corporate Finance and Strategy Leader."
Episode Synopsis
(00:00) Behind the scenes.(02:17) Intro.(03:21) About Meredith.(05:41) What is head of electric finance?(06:25) When should a start-up fundraise?(09:34) Founders perspective on sale equity, debt and grants.(13:33) Most memorable fundraising.(17:35) The surprise in fundraising(18:32) Most underrated part of a pitch deck.(22:55) The power of storytelling in fundraising process.(25:40) Steps and preparation for reaching potential investors.(27:33) Approximate time for a fundraising process.(30:21) Red flags in a start up constantly seeking funds(31:35) Unexpected things when working with investors.(33: 00) Is fundraising a one time event or ongoing?(32:58) Fundraising drought in recent years.(37:17) Emerging trends in a start up ecosystem (38:55) Alternative funding model: (Revenue Based Funding and Crowd Funding).(44:11) Founders time capsule .(41:40) Surprise question.(48:56) Interesting thing of the week?(53:54) Outro and conclusion
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