Volume 1 | Episode 7
Lead With Your Strengths with Jonah Midanik
With a portfolio of 400+ companies, Jonah has seen the ins and outs of what works with a fundraising process, specifically at the pre-seed and seed stages. Jonah shares his tips for startup founders looking to raise an early-stage round of capital.
Lead With Your Strengths with Jonah Midanik
Episode Description
On the seventh episode of the Thrive Through Connection Podcast, we welcome Jonah Midanik of Forum Ventures. Jonah is the Managing Partner at Forum Ventures, the leading early-stage fund, program, and community for B2B SaaS startups. Jonah joins Mike, the CEO and Founder of Visible, to discuss how early-stage founders can best run a fundraising process.
Before joining Forum Ventures, Jonah had a career as a founder and marketing leader. With a portfolio of 400+ companies, Jonah has seen the ins and outs of what works with a fundraising process, specifically at the pre-seed and seed stages. Jonah shares his tips for startup founders looking to raise an early-stage round of capital.
What You'll Learn
What You Can Expect to Learn from Jonah
- How pre-seed founders can build a fundraising process
- Why the person at a firm matters more than the organization
- How to leverage storytelling to raise capital
- Why leading with your strengths is a key storytelling tactic
Volume 1 | Episode 1
Finding the Right Investors
We welcome Laurel Hess, the CEO and Founder of Hampr. Hampr is an on-demand laundry service that will pick up your laundry and return it fresh and folded, right to your front door, within 24 hours.
Volume 1 | Episode 2
Going From Operator to Funder
Leo from Humba Ventures shares his journey from software engineer to VC, highlighting the parallels between building and backing startups—and the invaluable lessons gained from meeting countless experts along the way.