
Less than 1 in 100 Startups manage to achieve funding beyond Series D or an exit. Investors typically expect 8 out of 10 of the businesses they invest in to fail. It’s time to make building a business less depressing and scale more wisely. Tune into Making The Grade to hear first-hand experiences of venture-backed software companies in their journeys from Seed to Series B funding. Every week, we’l... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 20 | Founded | 9 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BusinessEntrepreneurshipInvesting | |||

What does an investor actually see when they look under the hood of a 1 to 10 Million journey? And what really separates the companies that break through from those that quietly stall?
We’re joined by Hillel Zidel, Managing Director at Kennet Partne... more
If you're building a venture-backed software startup and trying to navigate the messy, exhilarating, often brutal stretch from $1M to $10M ARR, this episode is essential listening.
In this Making The Grade episode, we’re joined by Pete Crosby, Found... more
Harrison Rose has lived the journey most founders only see from the outside.
As Co-Founder of Paddle, he helped scale from zero to $100M+ revenue - without the “overnight success” story everyone loves to tell. Now he’s doing it again with GoodFit, t... more
Natasha Ratanshi-Stein has seen startups from almost every angle, as a VC, Operator, and Founder. After scaling customer service operations at Bulb, she saw firsthand how broken legacy workforce management tooling really was.
That pain became Surfbo... more
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Great pod - well done Tom and team! Already suggested this to a couple of family offices and entrepreneurs 😊👍
One of the best new podcasts out there, nice work Tom
Insightful, engaging and original, I’d highly recommend this podcast
Excellent podcast for anyone trying to scale a tech setup
A much needed new show which skips the startup highlights reel and focuses on the difficult parts while also sharing endless advice! Tom is such a natural host and knows exactly how to get the best out of his guests. Highly recommend to anyone in the startup ecosystem - a show you won’t want to miss!
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