From Pitch Deck to Payday - Kat Weaver on Raising Capital

Send us a text In episode 269 of Beyond The Story, Sebastian Rusk interviews Kat Weaver, founder of Power to Pitch, as she shares her incredible journey from a college dorm room entrepreneur to a successful business leader in the startup and pitch world. Tune in for an engaging discussion filled with inspiration and valuable lessons in entrepreneurship and self-improvement. TIMESTAMPS [00:02:08] Starting a business in college. [00:05:05] Wearable wrist wallet for essentials. [00:10:22] Grants and non-dilutive funding. [00:10:45] Fundraising for underrepresented founders. [00:16:56] Raising capital challenges. [00:20:14] Advice on fundraising and investors. [00:21:37] Living a designed life. QUOTES"My whole mission is helping founders get funded faster." -Kat Weaver"The majority of founders who raise actually fail and burn their businesses because of misaligned expectations or maybe a bad investor." -Kat Weaver "First thing is don"t take advice from someone who hasn"t raised money or achieved what you want." -Kat Weaver "Not all money is good money." -Kat Weaver ========================== Need help launching your podcast? Schedule a Free Podcast Strategy Call TODAY! PodcastLaunchLabNow.com ========================== SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Sebastian Rusk Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/podcastlaunchlab/ Facebook: Facebook.com/srusk LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/sebastianrusk/ YouTube: Youtube.com/@PodcastLaunchLab Kat Weaver LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katweaver/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkatweaver/  ========================== Take the quiz now!  https://podcastquiz.online/ ========================== Need Money For Your Business?  Our Friends at Closer Capital can help!  Click here for more info: PodcastsSUCK.com/money ========================== PAYING RENT?  Earn airlines when you do with the Bilt Rewards Mastercard APPLY HERE: https://bilt.page/r/2H93-5474