This is how Adam raised $137 million for his startup, Pitch, but then turned it into a cashflowing business instead.
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Company Founding & Leadership Insights
- (00:45) — Starting Pitch with 8 Co-founders
- (16:06) — The Pitch founding story
- (04:26) — Product-led CEO: pros and cons
- (07:19) — Transitioning from CTO to CEO
- (31:39) — Keeping the team motivated during chaos
- (38:23) — Balancing mourning after layoffs with future focus
Company & Product Strategy
- (10:25) — Product usability as a differentiator
- (13:21) — Shipping quickly within a framework
- (20:21) — Changing the aspirations of Pitch
- (26:08) — Discussing aspirational change with investors
- (28:16) — Identifying early investors
Pitching Best Practices
- (42:07) — Common pitch deck mistakes
- (46:36) — The pitch for well-designed decks
Rapid Fire
- (48:57) — Recommended investors?
- (49:30) — One change you’d make in startups?
- (49:56) — Advice for first-time founders?
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