I interviewed a founder who raised $2M

Hey! I interviewed Steven Charlap, the founder of SOAP Health about his $2M seed round. He was struggling with fundraising for 2 years until he hired senior executives and required them to invest in his company. That sparked VCs interest. Here's my summary of the interview: *** 1/ Any approach that works - works Steven recruited senior executives who were required to invest as part of joining the company. That led to VC and major angel interest. 2/ Cold emails don't work Steven cold-called 150+ investors over the past 2+ years. All without a result. 3/ Refine your pitch until it tells a powerful story. “Try to learn from every no, but take them with a grain of salt unless you hear the same reason repeatedly. Then develop a cogent response to that criticism and incorporate it into your pitch.” 4/ Don't raise too early. Start talking with investors only when you have something compelling (traction, great team, etc.). Otherwise, you'll be wasting your time. *** Thanks for reading! For more insights, check out the full interview: https://shizune.co/blog/how-soap-health-raised-a-2m-seed-round/