How Iman Abuzeid (CEO of Incredible Health) Raised Venture Capital
In this episode, James Currier talks with Iman Abuzeid about the role of structured thinking in problem-solving and fundraising. They discuss the importance of controlling the fundraising process, common errors in pitching, the evolution of pitch decks, and how to navigate term sheets. The conversation also covers financial model adjustments, key SaaS metrics, and the psychology of fundraising.
Key Points
- Aman Abuzay emphasizes the importance of creating FOMO among VCs to leverage better terms and valuations during fundraising.
- She advises founders to be metric-driven in their pitches, ensuring every slide has a number to back up claims and to demonstrate a clear understanding of the business.
- Aman highlights the necessity of iterating the pitch deck based on feedback from each meeting, using insights especially from recently successful CEOs to stay attuned to current market expectations and investor interests.
After raising venture capital from NFX, Andreessen Horowitz, Obvious Ventures, and Precursor Ventures, CEO & Co-Founder Iman Abudzaid made her fundraising learnings, methodology, and frameworks public for the benefit of Founders everywhere.
Topics discussed with Iman include:
When to fundraise
Fundraising amount & goals
Personal insights & learnings
Personal fundraising process
Traction & metrics
Evolution of the pitch deck
And much more
Incredible Health - https://www.incrediblehealth.com/
TechCrunch article - https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/12/incredible-healths-hiring-platform-for-nurses-gets-15m-led-by-andreessen-horowitz/
Signal - https://signal.nfx.com/login
The Brief - https://thecompanybrief.com/
To read more essays and content on fundraising, network effects, growth, and frameworks visit - www.nfx.com
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Transcript
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