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Josh Durst-Weisman

Josh works in marketing and sales at Carta. Prior to tech, he spent several years in Los Angeles as a TV producer and writer of bad horror movies.
How to Raise a Round Podcast: Craig J. Lewis, Gig Wage

  After fielding endless criticism and navigating a pivot, Craig Lewis, Founder and CEO of gig economy payroll platform Gig Wage, found success in perseverance.  The Dallas-based company raised a $2 million seed round in November 2018. But the road to success wasn’t without its fair share of roadblocks.  A few years ago, Gig Wage […]
How much should I pay my first employees? Compensation strategy for founders

  One of the most common challenges that you’ll face as a startup founder is growing your team—from sizing the employee option pool (ESOP) to sourcing quality talent, all the way through writing an attractive offer letter. There are two compensation-related questions that every founder needs to answer: How do I find great candidates? When […]
How to Raise a Round Podcast: Flockjay’s $11M Series A, with CEO Shaan Hathiramani

 In our second episode of How to Raise a Round, we sit down with Shaan Hathiramani—CEO of the remote sales training academy, Flockjay—to hear the inspiring story behind his $11 million Series A. Along the way, we learn: How to navigate delicate conversations with investors when they want to give you money, but also […]
How to Raise a Round Podcast: Filip Victor, Mati

In our inaugural episode of How to Raise a Round, we step into the world of first-time founder Filip Victor—CEO of the identity verification startup, Mati—to hear the fascinating story behind his $13.5 million Series A. Along the way, we learn: How Filip used a process called “cohorting” to organize his fundraise into distinct phases, […]
A term sheet
Video series: How investor term sheets work (Series A term sheet breakdown)

When you’re fundraising for a startup, chances are you’ll have to negotiate a term sheet with investors. Unfortunately, the language in these documents can be complex, overwhelming, and difficult to understand—and with precious little time to close the deal, it can become time-consuming and expensive to work through every section of the term sheet with […]
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Video series: How SAFEs and convertible notes work

Weighing fundraising options as a startup founder can be overwhelming, especially when you’re trying to decide between different fundraising instruments like SAFEs and convertible notes. In this three-part video series, we give a detailed breakdown of the differences between SAFEs and convertible notes, as well as the potential advantages and disadvantages of each. Part 1: […]