Paige Finn DohertyFounding Partner, Behind Genius · Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures

is this a hot take or what?

27 Mar 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief video, Paige advises founders to be selective about whose fundraising advice they follow. She argues that only individuals who have successfully raised the same amount of capital a founder is targeting should be consulted, because real-world fundraising tends to rely on informal communication—texts, back‑channel conversations, and personal connections—rather than formal email introductions. She frames this as a potentially controversial "hot take" but emphasizes its practical relevance for founders seeking effective fundraising strategies.

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Hello everyone, how's it going? This is Paige. I wanted to come on and talk today about getting fundraising advice from people who haven't raised as much capital as you would like to. And I would just like to say that people give you all sorts of advice, but I wouldn't recommend listening to it unless they've actually raised the amount that you're trying to raise. Because actual fundraising that works is much more like text and informal and backchanneling than it is getting an email intro So yeah, I don't know if that's a hot take, but I just wanted to come on and say that. I hope you have a really great day. Bye!