Seed fundraising secrets

​Raising your first round? It doesn't have to take 6 months of grinding.

​I raised $2.5M in two weeks for my YC startup -- and I'll spill the exact secret sauce YC teaches on fundraising.

This session is for you if:

• ​You're not sure if VC is even right for your startup

• ​You want to raise pre-seed/seed rounds

• ​You've been fundraising for months with no traction

• ​You want to understand how YC-backed founders approach this

​What I'll cover:

• ​Should you raise VC at all? (hint: not everyone should)

• ​When to start and how to build momentum

• ​What actually goes in the pitch deck

• ​How to talk to VCs

• ​Follow-up systems that keep deals alive

• ​Post-close: how to actually work with investors

• ​Bonus: what it takes to get into YC

​We'll cover the common traps that kill rounds, how to run your investor pipeline, and what changes after you close (hint: the work's not over).

​This is tactical, real-talk advice from my own raise. Come with questions.