Why Customer Growth Beats Investor Hype - Investor's Corner with Brian Mac Mahon, Expert Dojo

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Brian Mac Mahon | Expert Dojo | Founder & Managing Partner What does it really take to attract investment in today's market? In this Investor's Corner episode, Brian Mac Mahon, Founder & Managing Partner of Expert Dojo, shares his unfiltered perspective on venture capital, startup growth, and why founders spend too much time chasing investors instead of customers. Brian discusses the realities of today's fundraising environment, how he evaluates founders across a portfolio of more than 300 companies, and why execution matters more than hype - even in the AI era. He also shares his views on venture-backed exits, secondary transactions, market liquidity, and the traits that separate exceptional founders from everyone else.

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