#168 Finnecto: Where Deals Don’t Die

Nate Thomas met his co-founder at a 12-step meeting and together they built Shmoody, a mental health app that’s super irreverent. They've grown to over a million users on the consumer app, but a new customer came knocking—universities. Will the VCs back a founder who says he does ...  Show more

Seasonal affective disorder had Harrison Lin falling asleep on Zoom calls, so the mechanical engineer built a machine that generates sunlight indoors. Now Bryan Johnson starts his mornings with Rhythm. Will the VCs see the light, or is the cost too steep when the sun is outside f ...  Show more

Today on Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch, tech entrepreneurs share their visions for digital platforms built to fill the needs of businesses and customers alike. But while their two-sided marketplace pitches might sound polished, do these companies have that one thing that all invest ...  Show more

On today’s show we are talking about deal structure. Some of the financing vehicles that are increasingly common in real estate had their roots on Wall Street. Others had their roots in the tech environment of Silicon Valley. 

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Negotiations can be tricky, with investors typically digging into the weeds of every tiny facet of a business, from sales traction to overhead costs to team member qualifications. But this week, our board asked some unexpected questions that rattled contestants down to their core ...  Show more