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

the evolution of Nathan Beckord's podcast “How I Raised It”

28 Aug 2022 · 1 min

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In this interview, Nathan Beckord discusses the development of his podcast "How I Raised It," which began as a series of interviews with about 230 startup founders and later expanded to include venture capitalists and fund-of-funds managers. Despite his extensive background in investment banking and building a capital‑raising tool, Beckord reveals that hosting the podcast dramatically reshaped his understanding of fundraising. He shares that the conversations uncovered unexpected strategies, misconceptions, and nuanced perspectives that he had never encountered in his prior professional experience, leading to a shift in his outlook as a CEO and a deeper appreciation for the complexities of raising capital.

You run a podcast as well, so I'm curious like how that podcast has evolved your perspective as a CEO and maybe if you could share like what surprised you most in your interviews, I would love to hear more about that.
Yeah, so the, the podcast is called How I Raised It and it's just interviews with founders. Actually, I should get you on it. It's interviews with founders, like 230 founders, but then we've started interviewing some VCs and even a couple fund of funds. So we're starting to interview like other people who've raised capital. But what's been surprising is like I thought I knew everything about raising capital before starting this Podcast because I had, yeah, worked in investment banking. I had spent quite a few years like helping companies raise capital and then launching a startup that builds tools for raising capital. I thought I knew it all. And then I get these people on the podcast, like, I've learned so much. Like, I had no idea. Wait, tell me more.
What have you learned?