{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6846dfa4f47b55b37a2f4761/688439532a38d6f5cbd07129?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How to Fundraise When You’re Still Figuring It Out","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6846dfa4f47b55b37a2f4761/1753462153652-f32f07f7-a820-4d41-b176-91a2d3f4e552.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Still refining your product? Deck not perfect? You can still raise money.</p><p>In the final episode of the season, Michelle Akhidenor and Boon Chew get real about one of the most daunting parts of startup life: fundraising when everything still feels messy.</p><p><br></p><p>They unpack how early-stage founders can confidently approach investors before they’ve figured everything out. They get into the real talk—how to build trust, pitch without posturing, and turn rejections into redirections.</p><p><br></p><p>🔥 What you’ll learn:</p><ul><li>How to fundraise without a perfect pitch deck</li><li>The “giving mindset” that gets investors to lean in</li><li>Why AI tools can help sharpen your story</li><li>How to build real investor relationships before you need cash</li><li>What not to do in early-stage fundraising</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Whether you're pre-seed, pivoting, or pitching with questions still unanswered, this episode gives you the mindset and tools to fundraise like a founder who gets it.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow along:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Follow Centaur Lab AI on LinkedIn: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/boonchew/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Boon Chew</a></li><li>Follow Centaur Lab AI on <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@CentaurLabAI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube</a></li><li>Sign up for <a href=\"https://yeego.ai/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Yeego</a> to get a 5-minute summary of this episode</li><li>Follow your Host, Michelle Akhidenor, on <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleakhidenor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a></li><li>Follow our Producers <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thepeersproject/reels/?locale=en_US%2Cen_US%2Cen_US%2Cen_US\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Peers Project</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Centaur Lab AI"}