Less than 1 in 100 Startups manage to achieve funding beyond Series D or an exit.
Investors typically expect 8 out of 10 of the businesses they invest in to fail.
It’s time to make building a business less depressing and scale more wisely.
Tune into Making The Grade to hear first-hand experiences of venture-backed software companies in their journeys from Seed to Series B funding.
Every week, we’ll be joined by Founders, Investors and senior Go-To-Market Leaders to explore the factors driving the decline in graduation rates, misaligned go-to-market operations and ineffective sales and marketing strategies.
All while making you leave every episode with actionable insights and expert advice to help you navigate these common Startup hurdles and thrive in a competitive market, showing that it can be done differently.
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Less than 1 in 100 Startups manage to achieve funding beyond Series D or an exit.
Investors typically expect 8 out of 10 of the businesses they invest in to fail.
It’s time to make building a business less depressing and scale more wisely.
Tune into Making The Grade to hear first-hand experiences of venture-backed software companies in their journeys from Seed to Series B funding.
Every week, we’ll be joined by Founders, Investors and senior Go-To-Market Leaders to explore the factors driving the decline in graduation rates, misaligned go-to-market operations and ineffective sales and marketing strategies.
All while making you leave every episode with actionable insights and expert advice to help you navigate these common Startup hurdles and thrive in a competitive market, showing that it can be done differently.
From $60m Exit to Building an Era-Defining AI Company: Sean Williams on lessons from a start-up exit to building again with AutogenAI
Making The Grade
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1 month ago
From $60m Exit to Building an Era-Defining AI Company: Sean Williams on lessons from a start-up exit to building again with AutogenAI
In this episode, we’re joined by Sean Williams, Co-Founder & CEO of AutogenAI. We discuss how to build with an exit in mind, why you need to keep control while fundraising and why US expansion isn't as easy as some Founders might think.
Making The Grade
Less than 1 in 100 Startups manage to achieve funding beyond Series D or an exit.
Investors typically expect 8 out of 10 of the businesses they invest in to fail.
It’s time to make building a business less depressing and scale more wisely.
Tune into Making The Grade to hear first-hand experiences of venture-backed software companies in their journeys from Seed to Series B funding.
Every week, we’ll be joined by Founders, Investors and senior Go-To-Market Leaders to explore the factors driving the decline in graduation rates, misaligned go-to-market operations and ineffective sales and marketing strategies.
All while making you leave every episode with actionable insights and expert advice to help you navigate these common Startup hurdles and thrive in a competitive market, showing that it can be done differently.
