Series ＜＞ 3 Henry Marsden @ Founder of Creatr | Mercurius Saad @ Founder of Tutorbloc | Claire Trant @ Founder of Untap | Why A Fast No Is Often Better Than A Slow Yes From An Investor

After talking to the innovative FounderTech platforms in Series 1 of the FounderTech Decoded podcast and pioneering FounderTech investors in Series 2, we are excited in Series 3 to get to a remote round table where we’re talking to exceptional pre-seed founders!

 

A rare chance to hear and drop in on an honest conversation how these types of founders currently experience and navigate the current pre-seed venture ecosystem but also how they would like to reimagine and reframe their early stage startup journey through the lens of FounderTech.

In this Episode we cover:

> Why exceptional founders solving complex problems that they intimately know how to navigate want to be evaluated via the lens of Founder Market Fit

> The opportunity for investors to differentiate themselves by understanding and critically analysing the deep tech requirement of founders

> The persistent and commonplace frustrations with Pitch Decks as the main founder investor instrument and comms device. Particularly when recent research reveals that it is only viewed on average for 2-3 minutes 

> The merits of investors micro-slicing the phases of founder onboarding

> Why it’s wise for founders to reach out to other portfolio companies that investors have already invested in

> Finally, why an honest and clear ‘Fast No’ from an investor is often much more appreciated than a Slow Yes that is ambiguous and sucks up unnecessary time and energy

 

Many thanks to our Series partners www.preseednow.com and https://www.linkedin.com/company/pitchclublive/

Connect With The Founders:

• www.creatrclub.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-marsden-9bb58519/ 
• www.tutorbloc.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mercurius-saad/ 
• https://www.untapwater.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-trant/ 

Widen your perspective with these APIs:

• https://try.docsend.com/fundraising-report 
• The investor rejections for Airbnb - https://medium.com/@bchesky/7-rejections-7d894cbaa084
• FounderTech tools discussed: https://pitch.com | https://www.loom.com/ | www.landscape.vc