Dr. Thomas J. PowellEntrepreneur | International Financier | Doctor of Law & Policy | Lifestyle Enthusiast

Avoid These Rookie Mistakes Raising Capital!

3 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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A short YouTube talk by Dr. Thomas J. Powell offering practical advice to founders on common pitfalls when raising capital in today’s crowded market. The speaker cites experience working with ~500 founders and facilitating billions in raises and exits, and frames fundraising as competitive across retail investors, VCs, and private equity.

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You know, I want to help you avoid some pitfalls as a result of me working with 500 founders like you, raising, you know, billions of dollars and exiting for billions of dollars. You had this deep desire to make sure I didn't make the mistakes in today's market to raise money, which is a crowded market. Everybody's trying to make, you know, raise money from either retail investors or VCs or private equity. What is that about you that. That wants to help so much?