Pre-seed fundraising, pitching investors & dealing with rejection w/ Aaron Erickson & Brian Guthrie

Episode notes

We deconstruct the recently closed pre-seed fundraising experience of our friends Brian Guthrie & Aaron Erickson (co-founders of Orgspace). Brian & Aaron share their experience finding a co-founder and making the decision to leave their engineering leadership positions at big companies. Plus they share great advice on navigating the fundraising experience and dealing with rejection! Learn more about Orgspace and

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