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?