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00:32:18 · S2
[00:32:18] S2: I wouldn't say anything new, I guess. I think that fundraising is a mix of science and art. I think that the science part is do your homework, map out who are the investors, if they're kind of relevant funds, the relevant stages, the relevant check sizes, the relevant geographies. So that kind of feel excitement and conviction about the thesis that you're building. And then find the kind of specific partners that share the same view of the world that you do. Because to some extent, fundraising is like a numbers game to some extent. So I think that kind of there needs to be some sort of top of the funnel because effectively you're finding kind of the people that share the same view of the world as you do. And then I think that there is a bit of tactics that I think has to do a bit already about art. This has to do with, like, what are you building really? What is the vision? What are the data points supporting this vision that kind of effectively builds the conviction that kind of you really can achieve what you're kind of saying you will achieve. So, I think it's a mix of things. And to some extent, I think it's about, for me, the end game, finding the kind of people that I think you feel the same view of the world with. And then I think that building relationship with them. Because I think at the end of the day, it's people investing into people. And I think that they just need to feel confidence that you are kind of trustworthy, reliable kind of person that just shows up every day and continues kind of becoming 1% better of yourself every single day. And then, over time, this compounds. That's probably my view on fundraising.
00:33:42 · S0, S2
[00:33:42] S0: Okay. Awesome. So what you do is very interesting. Again, congrats on raising the recent round, and let's do it again in the near future because a lot is going on for you. So then thanks a lot for doing this today. [00:33:55] S2: Thank you for having me. [00:33:56] S0: I hope you enjoyed this episode of Buyers and Builders. Please remember to subscribe wherever you're listening and leave a review. It really helps the show reach more buyers and operators. And if you already haven't, go back and listen to some of the other episodes of Buyers and Builders. This podcast is built for people who buy, build and hold great businesses long term. Every guest you hear on this show has real hard won experience acquiring and operating companies. And the goal is again very simple, to give you ideas you can actually use in your own journey.