Pre-Seed Fundraising Training for Startup Founders

STRATEGIC SUPPORT FOR FOUNDERS

How Pre-Seed Rounds Actually Get Funded.

How much money to raise, what kind of deal to sign, how to read a cap table, how to negotiate, and what to do when an investor goes quiet.

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12 short clips pulled directly from the full training, no email required.

Bucket 1: Deciding to raise capital

The 4 Questions Every Founder Must Answer Before Raising Capital

When Is the Right Time to Raise Capital?

Pre-Seed, Seed, or Series A? How to Know Which Round You’re At

Bucket 2: Who you're asking money, and why

What Will You Actually Do With the Money?

Why Investors Ghost You

Angel, VC, Family Office, or Grant?

Bucket 3: Why instruments of investment exist

Why It’s So Hard to Value an Early-Stage Startup

Why There’s More Than One Way to Raise Money

What Is Equity Financing?

Bucket 4: SAFE and valuation mechanics

What Is a SAFE? Where It Came From

Pre-Money vs Post-Money Valuation Explained

Valuation Cap and Discount, Why Convertible Notes Have Both

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Twenty-Six Modules In The Order You'll Actually Need Them

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1 Why Solo Founders Struggle to Raise

The question that stalls even excited investors.

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2 Why "Who's Your Lead Investor?" Stops Most Raises

The question that stalls even excited investors.

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3 3 More Red Flags Before You Raise

Assumptions dressed up as a business model.

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4 3 Signs You're Not Ready to Raise Yet

The checklist before you send one email.

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5 How to Fix Slow User Growth and Weak Marketing

Get the right people looking at this with you.

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6 How to Fix Your IP Strategy and Sales Projections

Start now, even without a grant.

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7 How to Fix a Weak Founding Team

Diversify before you fundraise, not after.

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8 How to Calculate Founder Ownership Percentages

The math behind every split.

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9 What a Clean Cap Table Actually Looks Like

Paperwork, vesting, agreement.

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10 What a Messy Cap Table Looks Like (And Why It Kills Deals)

The warning signs investors spot fast.

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11 Your 4-Step Cap Table Cleanup Checklist

Fix it before anyone asks to see it.

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12 The Four Types of SAFE: Cap, Discount, Both, or MFN

Know which one you’re actually signing.

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13 Valuation Cap SAFE: A Real Worked Example

$50K in, real numbers out.

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14 Discount-Only SAFE: A Real Worked Example

Same money, very different outcome.

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15 How a SAFE Actually Converts Into Shares on Your Cap Table

Before and after conversion.

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16 How a Convertible Note Actually Behaves Like a Loan

Debt today, equity later.

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17 How Interest Adds to Your Convertible Note Before It Converts

Where does the interest actually go.

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18 Convertible Note Conversion: Cap vs. Discount, Worked Example

Cap or discount, which one wins.

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19 Stacking a Convertible Note on Top of a SAFE (Real Example)

Stacking real rounds together.

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20 How a Priced Round Converts Everyone at Once (Full Cap Table Example)

SAFE, note, and Series A, together.

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21 The VC Fund Timeline Every Founder Should Know

It’s not greed, it’s math.

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22 When Do Early Investors Actually Expect Their Exit?

Your exit isn’t necessarily theirs.

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23 How Long Between Funding Rounds?

The clock starts the moment you close.

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24 Why Exits Aren't All the Same

Not every acquisition is a win.

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25 5 Common Cap Table Mistakes Founders Make

Before you raise a dollar.

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26 How Much Equity Should Advisors and Early Hires Actually Get

Reasonable ranges, before you regret it.

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Disclaimer

This training provides general education on startup fundraising practices. It does not constitute legal, financial, or investment advice, and no advisor-client relationship is created by purchasing or watching it. Every startup’s situation is different, including its structure, jurisdiction, and the terms it negotiates with investors. Before signing any agreement or making decisions based on this content, consult a licensed lawyer and, where relevant, an accountant, in your own jurisdiction.

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STRATEGIC SUPPORT FOR FOUNDERS

How Pre-Seed Rounds Actually Get Funded.

Watch FREE These Before You Decide

Bucket 1: Deciding to raise capital

Bucket 2: Who you're asking money, and why

Bucket 3: Why instruments of investment exist

Bucket 4: SAFE and valuation mechanics

Twenty-Six Modules In The Order You'll Actually Need Them

1

Why Solo Founders Struggle to Raise

2

Why "Who's Your Lead Investor?" Stops Most Raises

3

3 More Red Flags Before You Raise

4

3 Signs You're Not Ready to Raise Yet

5

How to Fix Slow User Growth and Weak Marketing

6

How to Fix Your IP Strategy and Sales Projections

7

How to Fix a Weak Founding Team

8

How to Calculate Founder Ownership Percentages

9

What a Clean Cap Table Actually Looks Like

10

What a Messy Cap Table Looks Like (And Why It Kills Deals)

11

Your 4-Step Cap Table Cleanup Checklist

12

The Four Types of SAFE: Cap, Discount, Both, or MFN

13

Valuation Cap SAFE: A Real Worked Example

14

Discount-Only SAFE: A Real Worked Example

15

How a SAFE Actually Converts Into Shares on Your Cap Table

16

How a Convertible Note Actually Behaves Like a Loan

17

How Interest Adds to Your Convertible Note Before It Converts

18

Convertible Note Conversion: Cap vs. Discount, Worked Example

19

Stacking a Convertible Note on Top of a SAFE (Real Example)

20

How a Priced Round Converts Everyone at Once (Full Cap Table Example)

21

The VC Fund Timeline Every Founder Should Know

22

When Do Early Investors Actually Expect Their Exit?

23

How Long Between Funding Rounds?

24

Why Exits Aren't All the Same

25

5 Common Cap Table Mistakes Founders Make

26

How Much Equity Should Advisors and Early Hires Actually Get

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