Advice for Solo Founders - Everything from Fundraising to Leading a Team

Advice for Solo Founders - Everything from Fundraising to Leading a Team

Author: Burkland September 27, 2022 Duration: 33:26
Solo-founders can face major challenges, but our guest, Nathan Marz, Founder and CEO of Red Planet Labs, shows there are many advantages as well. Nathan has met the challenges with full force. From his days founding and scaling Backtype which was acquired by Twitter, to his success leading Red Planet Labs, he shares lessons learned and some excellent insight and advice for solo founders - and all founders out there!

We discuss:

  • How to build momentum when fundraising
  • The challenges and advantages of being a solo founder
  • Tactical advice on leading a remote development team
  • Other practical tips for growth Nathan has learned first-hand
    This discussion with Nathan Marz was taken from our show Startup Success. Find Nathan on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanmarz/ or visit https://redplanetlabs.com.

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