Smart Capital: Why One-Size-Fits-All Fundraising Doesn’t Work

In episode 84, we talk with Chris Van Dusen, Senior Partner at Solyco Capital, about smart capital, the world of entrepreneurship, taking products to market, and the famous conference, Hampton's Tech Week. I hope you enjoy the show!

0:41 Maddie & Maureen Debrief

3:39 Who is Chris Van Dusen?

4:23 Accessing smart capital

6:51 Pre-revenue and risk-adjusted returns

8:41 Finding investors – Hamptons Tech Week Conference

9:47 Scaling human potential mapping & AI.IO: Athlete scouting & player development

15:00 Content creation that drives business through social media distribution channels

18:01 Investor, business, customer ecosystem

19:25 Humanizing product/market fit

20:35 Do you have grit to grow? Romanticizing entrepreneurship

22:20 Westgate’s Main Event

27:00 Iteration as the next innovation

29:47 Entrepreneurship is hard

31:40 Wrap up, contact info, and favorite restaurant (Joey’s in Newport Beach; Nobu restaurants worldwide)

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