"Raising money is hard. And one of the most important things investors look for is passion. That passion has to come from you as the entrepreneur. Nobody can raise capital for you except for you. You are the best at selling your own equity."

Our guest, Jason Frishman is the founder and CEO of Netcapital, an equity crowdfunding platform enabling friends, family, and customers to invest in startups without being an accredited investor.

Jason founded Netcapital to reduce the systemic inefficiencies he saw in the way early stage companies access capital. In his role at Netcapital, Jason has been mentoring, advising, and investing in early stage companies to help them raise their first round of capital.

Here’s an interesting fact about Jason: he has a background in the life sciences, where he conducted research in medical oncology at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and cognitive neuroscience at the University of Miami, where he graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Neuroscience.

How Jason transitioned from neuroscience to a founder of a popular funding portal is a sensational startup story!

Jason dives deep into the capital raise process and shares the best advice for newbie and experienced founders.

A favorite quote from our conversation:

"The mindset by which you need to raise capital is incredibly important. It's not, Hey, I really could use $25,000 because I'm starting this thing. I need your help. I need your support. It would mean a lot to me. No. That's philanthropy. That's charity. That's not what people are interested in doing when they're taking a meeting with you as an entrepreneur to learn about your startup. Your mindset needs to be, I'm starting this business in this space. Here are the reasons why. This is why this is going to be a tremendous success. I'm giving you the opportunity to come along on this ride with me. I'd love to have you on board. This is what we're doing. This is what the terms are. Would you consider that?”

Please visit Netcapital to learn more about this extraordinary funding portal:
https://netcapital.com/

You can connect with Jason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfrishman and follow Netcapital online via:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/netcapital/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/netcapital
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Netcapital
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Netcapital/

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