{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Sales Funnel Radio","title":"SFR 22: …quick, hide! VC Funding Is Lurking Just Outside...","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":712,"description":" Click above to listen in iTunes... I love shows like Shark Tank but there's no way I'd ever accept VC money… Good morning everyone and welcome to Sales Funnel Radio. Welcome to Sales Funnel Radio where you'll learn marketing strategies to grow your online business using today's best internet sales funnels. Now here's your host Steve Larsen. All right you guys I should probably ... I feel like I say, \"Good morning\" in every single thing that I make just because it is morning. We had a crazy night last night. My little ones they screamed the whole night, it was super hard. I actually slept into 6 which I know is funny to say that, but I usually get up a lot earlier than that. I'm usually at the office a lot earlier than I am right now, but it's still morning so good morning. Last night we were watching a little bit about ... I love Shark Tank. You guys have probably seen the show Shark Tank. I don't know if my wife likes watching that show with me because we'll be sitting watching something she'll be like, \"Oh that's great. I think if I had the money, I think I would invest in these guys.\" I'm like, \"No. No they're missing X, Y, and Z.\" The guys on Shark Tank will be like, \"No you're missing X, Y, and Z.\" My will be like, \"Why, why, why?\" We have to pause it and I'll explain to her like, \"Well kinda.\" Anyway I wanted to really quickly share a little bit the only 2 metrics that really matter to a venture capitalist. Mark Cuban was in there obviously, and it was these 2 guys selling ties. It was called Tie Try or something like that. Tie Try guys  I'm very sorry but I'm about to slam you, but it's okay because I have love. After like 2 months these guys were in there asking for venture capital money. Right off the bat I'll just tell you, unless you have made millions of dollars profit that is way too early to ever ask for venture capitalist money. Second you don't really need venture capitalist money most of the time. That's my humble opinion... I never ever. I've...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/wYNmCvUWj1HUVsTnnGxfHEkoAfnnZqMMXf3202FAPb4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lOTU2/NzhmMjJmMTlhOWY2/ZmE2ZTAzOWEzNzE3/MzQ0NC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}