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Join us – Tom Chavez and Vivek Vaidya – where we reveal all the joys and sorrows of company building. From the guttermost to the uttermost, we’re not going to hold back.
Featured episode
Building startups and wealth with purpose
Challenging the notion that impact investing means accepting lower returns with Westbound's Sean Mendy.
Early-Stage Funding Do’s and Dont’s
In this episode of The Closed Session, Tom and Vivek talk about dilution, methods, mindset, benchmarks and best practices for raising investment capital for a new tech startup.
The Business Plan
You’ve decided to launch a business, but before you hurtle blindly into the breach, you need a bulletproof plan and a perfect pitch deck to persuade your co-founders, investors, partners, and employees to follow you into the unknown.
Starting From Scratch
In the second episode of The Closed Session, Tom and Vivek discuss the framework for starting your own company from scratch, and the three dimensions that should be taken into account.