Raising Capital 101: How To Fund a Business Idea with Charlie O’Donnell

It doesn’t matter how pretty your pitch deck is if your business plan sucks.
My time on Shark Tank was a crash course in saying less…and saying it clearly.
Real Talk: Your friends and family aren’t giving you real feedback. (Ugh!)

You need someone who knows what they’re looking at AND who doesn’t care about your feelings. Maybe call that ex that always gave you an earful? Kidding…but we know they definitely didn’t care about your feelings!

This week on Coffee With Kim, I sat down with Charlie O'Donnell, who spent 20+ years as a venture capital investor and is now sharing all the lessons you need to hear when it comes to having an idea, building a start up and getting others to build it alongside you.

Want to skip around?
08:59 The Challenges of Writing a Book
13:27 Common Mistakes in Fundraising
19:03 The Importance of Clarity in Pitches
27:12 Understanding Pain Points in Business
29:10 The Pressure of the Pitch
33:18 Building Relationships with Investors
38:23 Understanding Rejection and the Value of No
45:46 The Impact of AI on Fundraising
53:10 Embracing Technical Savvy in Entrepreneurship

Links:
Founder Unfriendly: What Investors Won't Tell You About Getting Funded - https://www.thisisgoingtobebig.com/founder-unfriendly-book

AI Tools:
Founder Unfriendly: The AI Fundraising Coach and Toolkit - https://thankstoai.thisisgoingtobebig.com/
Lovable - https://lovable.dev/
Replit - https://replit.com/
Notebook LM - https://notebooklm.google/

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