{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Prompt & The Leap","title":"Ep. 04: \"I'll Pass.\" Two Words That Changed Everything: Inside the Hunt for Capital","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1572,"description":"Hearing “I’ll pass” can leave an entrepreneur questioning the idea, the pitch, and themselves. What\nsits behind that decision? Sarah Gerdes and Chris Grant explore rejection and the realities of raising\ncapital, drawing on firsthand experiences with investors, family offices, and the advisors who\nsurround private wealth.\nThe conversation opens up a world where having money to invest and finding the right business can\nremain surprisingly disconnected. Through candid stories, Sarah and Chris examine the requirements\nthat shape investment decisions: company stage, industry, geography, minimum investment size,\nand even whether a founder is willing to relocate. They also discuss misleading funding approaches,\noffers that turn into paid fundraising services, and the questions worth asking before sharing your\nbusiness story.\nThe discussion goes deeper into family offices, where generational transitions, changing leadership,\nand family demands on wealth can affect investment priorities and future funding. For founders\npursuing capital, it is a conversation about understanding who is across the table, qualifying the\nopportunity early, and recognizing when passing may be the right decision on either side.\nKEY MOMENTS\n01: What “I’ll pass” can reveal about investor fit, business requirements, and the assumptions founders\nbring into the room.\n02: Inside family-office investing: how investment size, industry, geography, and participation by other\ninvestors can determine whether a conversation goes anywhere.\n03: The cost of access: fundraising pitches, pay-to-play introductions, and approaches that promise\ninvestment but lead to a sales conversation.\n04: The generational factor: how inheritance, leadership changes, and demands on family wealth can\ninfluence investment timelines and follow-on support.\n05: Qualifying the capital: the questions to ask before pitching, the terms worth examining, and an\nintroduction to the wealth managers and business advisors explored further in a...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/t2zSDHV3cgD7Zm6pRnAths_SqhQj_GgKMWOJX1_s3JM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNmMw/YTBjMjU4N2ZhYmEy/NjY0NGY5YmUwZmE5/MmM4Ny5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}