Jeff "fuzzy" WenzelJeff "fuzzy" WenzelFounder, Fuzzy Wenzel Startup Consulting ยท Founder & CEO Driving Investment Acquisition Success

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When Should Founders Actually Start Running Ads?

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September 2026

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300 live raises. $1.68M. One week. Attention is the real cap. Educational, not investment advice. ...

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300 raises split $1.68M. Attention is the cap #shorts

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$1.68M. 300+ live raises. One week. Attention is the real cap. Earn it before you ask for money. E...

2w ago
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Five million from the crowd. Fifteen million median Series A. There is a rung missing in the middle....

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The capital ladder has a missing rung #shorts

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The median Series A is around $15 million. The Reg CF cap is $5 million. That gap is why industry i...

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Your investors gave you money and then heard nothing for a year. That was a choice you made. File t...

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The SEC proposed a $5M startup exemption in August. You still cannot use it. A proposal is not a ru...

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A proposal is not a rule. Raise on what is live #shorts

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On August 18 the SEC proposed a $5 million startup exemption and a fundraising exemption at $20 mill...

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An investment club is not the unregulated option. It is a structure with real filing duties attached...

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Raising capital without an IR infrastructure ๐Ÿ“„๐Ÿ˜ฑ vs. Raising capital with Pre-IPO Hype ๐Ÿ›ฅ๏ธ๐ŸŒ… The cost ...

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If managing investor relations without a pipeline CRM was a person ๐Ÿ“„๐Ÿ˜ฉ It's not a lack of informatio...

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Reg A is not losing on economics. It is losing on calendar #shorts

3w ago
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The minimum investment can do the verifying. $200,000 for a person. Ask your counsel whether your o...

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Nobody: Founders managing their outreach pipeline on Pre-IPO Hype ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’› New York. London. Singapore. ...

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Founders will spend 6 months building a product and 6 minutes on their investor relations strategy, ...

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There is a way to run a 506(c) raise without chasing a single tax return. SEC staff said a minimum ...

3w ago
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A $10,000 funding target does not look like a win. It looks like the ceiling of what you believe. S...

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Your $10,000 funding target is a confession #shorts

3w ago
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Two trackers, same month, $13M apart #shorts

3w ago
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Zero sales means you can still walk away. Cancel, pull the materials, file a new Form C. Link in b...

3w ago
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IAMDYNAMITE funded their record in two hours. Two hours. Because the crowd was already there and th...

3w ago
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You are not stuck on the platform you picked. If you've made zero sales, you can cancel the offerin...

3w ago
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Pick the room, not the logo #shorts

3w ago
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Three hundred fifty plus capital raises if you count the bands. I do count the bands. It is the sam...

3w ago
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Founders pick a portal by brand name. Investors pick one by category. StartEngine skews hardware. W...

3w ago
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The cap is not what is stopping you. Kingscrowd counted about $4.4 million of net investment across...

4w ago
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400 investors is 400 customers #shorts

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