66: How to Raise Capital for Your Startup with Brad Feld of Techstars & Foundry Group

66: How to Raise Capital for Your Startup with Brad Feld of Techstars & Foundry Group

However great it is, entrepreneurship is hard. It can mean disappointment. It can mean exhaustion. It can mean frustration. It can mean failure. Starting a business is less smooth sailing and more stormy seas, often with waves of worry even as you tack toward horizons glowing with promise. “If you’re obsessed about this product that you want to bring to life, this business that you want to create, you’ll get through it,” Feld says. “If you’re not, you won’t.” He would know. Feld has been open about grappling with depression and dealing with the difficulties of a demanding job, yet he’s worked obsessively over dozens of years to get to where he is today. In 1987, he built a profitable software consulting company. Six years later, he sold it. He soon began investing money in other startups, a path that would lead him to co-found two venture capital firms, including Foundry Group, where he works today. He also co-founded Techstars, a massive startup accelerator. Feld has heard pitch after pitch—both successful and not. He has invested in company after company—including Harmonix, Zynga, and Fitbit. Pair those facts with his first-hand experience running a business, and it becomes clear that Feld knows how to get things done. In this interview you will learn: What makes, and breaks, an true entrepreneur The importance of finding balance when it comes to work and your personal life What to do when you hit those roadblocks and feel like giving up The key to rockstar pitches and how to impress investors How to blend short-term and long-term thinking in order to become a successful entrepreneur & much more!

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637: How One Decision Separates a $1 Million Business From a $250 Million One | Leila Hormozi

637: How One Decision Separates a $1 Million Business From a $250 Million One | Leila Hormozi

Leila Hormozi went from six arrests in 18 months to building a portfolio generating over $250 million in annual revenue by age 30. What makes her story fascinating isn't just the rags-to-riches narr...

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636: (Solo) The Facebook Ads Metrics That Actually Matter When Scaling

636: (Solo) The Facebook Ads Metrics That Actually Matter When Scaling

Most founders think scaling Facebook ads is about finding one winning ad and spending more behind it. But that's not how it works — especially not anymore. Here's the truth: the brands that scale o...

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635: The Meta Ads System Working in 2026 | Nick Shackelford

635: The Meta Ads System Working in 2026 | Nick Shackelford

Nick Shackelford has spent hundreds of millions of dollars profitably on Meta ads and grown Structured from zero to $76 million in revenue in under three years. And he's here to tell you this clearl...

27 Feb 52min

634: (Solo) My Current AI Stack (and How It’s Helping Us Move 10x Faster at Foundr)

634: (Solo) My Current AI Stack (and How It’s Helping Us Move 10x Faster at Foundr)

Most founders are either ignoring AI or drowning in it. But here's what I've learned after 13 years of building Foundr: AI isn't a shortcut to success — it's a tool. And when used right, it's like upg...

23 Feb 11min

633: We Built a $42M Business by Reinventing Coffee | Purity Coffee

633: We Built a $42M Business by Reinventing Coffee | Purity Coffee

Amber and Andrew Salisbury turned a marriage argument about coffee into an eight-figure health food empire. After Andrew couldn't find a single coffee brand that prioritized health over marketing, t...

20 Feb 50min

632: (Solo) Why In-Person Still Wins (Even in a Remote World)

632: (Solo) Why In-Person Still Wins (Even in a Remote World)

We've glorified remote work — the flexibility, the efficiency, the freedom to work from anywhere. And don't get me wrong, I love it too. But here's what we've lost in translation: humans are wired for...

16 Feb 6min

631: He Built a $125M Brain Food Brand With Just 10 People | Will Nitze

631: He Built a $125M Brain Food Brand With Just 10 People | Will Nitze

Will Nitze went from selling Linsanity T-shirts in his college dorm to building IQ Bar into a $125 million brain food empire—with just a team of ten people. No bloated headcount. No burning through ...

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630: (Solo) How to Find People Who Actually Care About Your Business

630: (Solo) How to Find People Who Actually Care About Your Business

Most founders are desperate to hire — but they're asking the wrong question. It's not "How do I find great people?" It's "How do I find people who care as much as I need them to?" Here's the truth:...

9 Feb 10min

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