65: Abhi Maran - The Venture Capital Fundraising Blueprint
The James Harrisson Show
What you’ll learn from this interview: How to think about approaching a fundraise to increase the velocity and probability of success How to craft your story and structure your raise Common pitfalls at the pre-seed/seed stage that founders need to avoid Today I’m interviewing Abhi Maran, he’s an investor at Rampersand, an early stage Australian venture capital fund. He also writes regularly as part of his substack which is a phenomenal resource for founders looking to navigate the often opaque world of venture capital. I’ve enjoyed reading Abhi’s work and wanted to bring him on...
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64: Giovanni Pino - Growing Sourci from his spare bedroom to $43 million+ revenue, how to build real company culture, personal growth through entrepreneurship
The James Harrisson Show
What you’ll learn from this interview: What it took to reach the “overnight success” moment that took Sourci from $1M in 2019 to $43M in 2020 The importance of knowing our strengths and doubling down on them after he struggled with dyslexia in school and early career How he thinks about building true company culture as the business has grown to dozens of employees in multiple countries Today I’m interviewing Giovanni Pino, founder & CEO of Sourci which helps Australian businesses connect with world class manufacturers and suppliers. Gio started Sourci with his business partner...
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63: David Lemphers - 4x successful exits, frameworks for building startups & navigating acquisitions
The James Harrisson Show
What you’ll learn from this interview: Lessons from building and successfully exiting 4 startups Frameworks for building companies and navigating the unexpected challenges of the acquisition process Lessons from his time at Microsoft, PWC, Amazon, and how those experiences have shaped him as a founder Today I’m interviewing . He's built and exited 4 companies including ZenDeals which was acquired by RetailMeNot for $18M & Code Pilot which acquired by AngelList. David has such an interesting insight into the acquisition process having gone through it multiple times. He’s a...
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62: Mark Woodland - Lessons from the Australian Army, building Xplor (acquired by private equity) & making healthcare more accessible with Kismet
The James Harrisson Show
What you’ll learn from this interview: What Mark learned about leadership from the army and how he applies that to business today Why his “retirement” after the Xplor acquisition only lasted 2 weeks before he jumped back in the founder seat How he's applying learnings from education with Xplor to healthcare with Kismet Today I’m interviewing , Founder & CEO of which is on a mission to make healthcare more accessible, recently announcing their $4M pre-seed round led by . He previously served in the Australian Army and was the founder of , a product he originally created to...
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61: Michael Watson - Lessons from Google, building Leesy & frameworks for career design
The James Harrisson Show
What you’ll learn from this interview: Frameworks Michael used to design his career Lessons from his time as a Product Manager at Google How he’s making the renting generation love renting Michael has 8+ years experience managing global products, including successfully launching a global redesign of Google Play (worlds largest double sided marketplace) and scaling up the 3rd largest commercial real estate marketplace in the US. He’s now a Co-Founder of which is on a mission to make the renting generation love renting by building an ecosystem of products & financial services that...
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60: Rohit Bhargava - Launching a global digital football league, raising a $3M pre-seed round & how to invest in early stage startups
The James Harrisson Show
What you’ll learn from this interview: Tips for founders fundraising in this current environment Frameworks for investing in early stage startups as an Angel Investor How to build strong professional and personal relationships Rohit Bhargava is the Co-Founder of , the world’s first global digital football league, which just recently came out of stealth and announced their $3M pre seed round led by Blackbird and has involvement from a number of international athletes like Naomi Osaka, Nick Kyrgios, Steve Smith, Chris Smalling, Patrice Evra, Kamaru Usman and more. He’s also an investor...
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How to build a multimillion dollar eCommerce brand in less than 12 months: Sunny Gosal
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4 years of podcasting, burnout and breaking mental patterns & beliefs: Rohit Bhargava
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How Sourci is disrupting the global sourcing and procurement industry: Ellie Vaisman
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Love, relationships & meaningful work: Ryan Tan
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- How selling DVD’s out of his car grew into a business that was eventually acquired by Michael Eisner (ex CEO The Walt Disney Company)
- What he learned from his time at Miramax, working directly for Harvey Weinstein (and telling him to fuck off 20 years before #metoo)
- How to build a high calibre network when moving to a new city where you don’t know anyone
- How he’s been able to navigate midlife and make it the most productive years of his life so far
My guest today is Greg Scheinman. Greg has an interesting background, launching and growing multiple businesses, one of which was acquired by Michael Eisner (ex CEO The Walt Disney Company)
More recently he’s a partner with Insgroup; one of the largest independent insurance firms in the United States
He’s also host of The Midlife Male Podcast where he conducts in-depth, raw interviews with entrepreneurs and experts to help men navigate middle age and live a better quality of life
He’s been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Variety and many other publications
I wanted to bring Greg on the show to find out what he’s learned from his entrepreneurship journey and what he’s hoping to achieve with his current projects
IG: @gregscheinman