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Episode 7: Today, hosts Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista), Sophia Amoruso (@sophiaamoruso), and Jesse Pujji (@jspujji) recount the wild story of how the digital media company Red Ventures bootstrapped its way to becoming a business with an $11 billion valuation. Then, the crew dives into fundraising—when to do it, how to set your goals, and their best advice for how to raise most successfully. And finally, the crew answers a Startup AMA question around how find the most attractive benefits packages at the best rates as a small company.#TheCrazyOnes #Startups #EntrepreneurListen to The Crazy Ones here: https://link.chtbl.com/OV4W93_WSubscribe to Morning Brew!Sign up for free today: https://bit.ly/morningbrewytFollow The Brew!Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/morningbrew/Twitter - https://twitter.com/MorningBrewTik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@morningbrew00:33 - Intro02:02 - The Rundown03:15 - The story of Ric Elias and Red Ventures08:09 - Ric’s life-changing experience 08:51 - How Red Ventures’ growth started to take off12:10 - Red Ventures’ great work culture13:29 - Jesse’s biggest takeaways from working with Red Ventures15:38 - How Ric Elias spends his time24:16 - Sophia’s experience of fundraising and her biggest lessons learned30:51 - What kind of businesses should raise money vs shouldn’t?36:29 - Sophia’s advice for founders looking to raise capital right now37:05 - Jesse’s advice for founders looking to raise capital right now37:37 - Alex’s advice for founders looking to raise capital right now37:58 - Startup AMA - How do startups get attractive benefits packages at competitive rates before they get a large headcount?Links: Ric Elias TED Talk You’ve Never Heard of the Biggest Digital Media Company in America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
