Fundraising is a significant challenge for founders, and it's crucial to share experiences and insights about it.

In the early days, we struggled to raise money, which taught us to focus on solving real problems and to build an efficient, profitable business from day one.

Not having a lot of money forced us to innovate and focus on making every dollar count, which ultimately helped us grow faster than competitors who had more funding.

I learned that demonstrating passion for what we're doing is vital in fundraising, especially when I felt insecure about my technical knowledge.

In the early stages of fundraising, it's common for the entire team to focus on raising funds, which can slow down company operations, so it's important to balance fundraising with maintaining business growth.

I had no choice but to bootstrap my company for the first year. I focused on optimizing for a fast and efficient fundraising process because I was warned that a long fundraising process could kill a company.

I believe that asking questions and learning from others who have successfully raised capital is essential for navigating the fundraising process.

I prepared for fundraising by knowing our numbers inside and out, which allowed me to confidently answer any questions investors had during meetings.

In fundraising and creative work, the most consistent factor in success is relentless effort and tenacity.