Founder's FAQ ILKER KOKSAL

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is David Haber. David is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he focuses on technology investments in financial services. David was previously a senior executive in Firmwide Strategy at Goldman Sachs where he helped lead partnerships, new ventures and M&A. Before joining the firm, David was the Founder and CEO of Bond Street, which aimed to transform small business lending through technology, data, and design. Bond Street was acquired by Goldman Sachs in October 2017.

In this episode;

1-) Building a competitive advantage in the early days

2-) Building a top-notch team in the early days

3-) Pattern recognition in founders and markets

4-) Role of the board and leveraging resources

Founder's FAQ is a book for founders, and you can order through the www.foundersfaq.com

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Nitin Pachisia. Nitin is a founding Partner at Unshackled Ventures, a pre-seed stage fund to invest in and support immigrant-founded startups in the US. 

In this episode,

1-) Advantages of being an immigrant founder

2-) Core skills of founders to cope with challenges

3-) A good founding team structure

4-) Managing fundraising process

Founder's FAQ is a book for founders, and you can order through the www.foundersfaq.com

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Yohei Nakajima. Yohei is a general partner at Untapped Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in the unexpected. Previously, he was a venture partner at Scrum Ventures and director of the pipeline at Techstars.

1-) How to fundraise better

2-) How to value companies

3-) Understanding the hype cycles and understanding customers

4-) How to decide to quit the company

Founder's FAQ is a book for founders, and you can order through the www.foundersfaq.com

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Adam Spector. Adam is the founder and CEO of Levy, which is the back-office operations team for world-class startups. Adam is also an angel investor for more than 100 startups.

1-) The Secret Formula for Success

2-) Focus on Distribution

3-) Attracting the Talent

4-) Riding the Wave of a Growing Market

5-) Building Company Culture

Founder's FAQ is a book for founders, and you can order through the www.foundersfaq.com

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Sunil Rajaraman. Sunil is the founder of Hamlet, which connects communities to where they live by providing tools that give you the advantage of being a well-informed and empowered resident. He is also a scout at Sequoia Capital. 

1-) How to find PMF?

2-) GTM with the most basic product

3-) Early team members

4-) Founder led growth

Founder's FAQ is a book for founders, and you can order through the www.foundersfaq.com

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Matthew Rastovac. Matt is the founder and CEO of Respell, which is a no-code AI platform.



1-) Learning from Failure

2-) Finding the Product-Market Fit

3-) Navigating Early Go-To-Market Strategy

4-) Building Trust with Investors

5-) The Vision of Respell

Founder's FAQ is a book for founders, and you can order through the ⁠www.foundersfaq.com