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She joins us to break down some of her most popular threads on Twitter and offers countless takeaways to help early-stage founders fundraise — covering everything from list building to ownership benchmarks.\n","image":{"url":"https://ucarecdn.com/70cb7b32-628e-431a-a657-d4ed50340d00/","alt":"How to Build an Investor List with Gale Wilkinson of Vitalize","width":300,"height":300},"direct_link":"https://stacklist.com/card/c181f013-0b8b-4179-a799-a49b4e3af786","created_at":"2025-09-05T23:34:56.459Z","updated_at":null},{"id":"aff08e10-f60f-4d7a-aaa9-2a2b5b5482a1","position":2,"title":"Determining if an Accelerator is Right For You with Lisa Besserman of Expa","url":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/determining-if-an-accelerator-is-right-for-you-with/id1541948107?i=1000536317566","note":"Lisa started her career as an economist but ultimately found her way to founding Startup Buenos Aires — an accelerator located in Buenos Aires to help support startups in Latin America. 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Kristian joins us to break down how design can be a competitive advantage, the importance of storytelling in business, the High Alpha Studio model, and much more. \n","image":{"url":"https://ucarecdn.com/ccb6c5ef-72a7-4b56-8f86-b83f1776cca2/","alt":"How Design Can be a Competitive Advantage with Kristian Andersen of High Alpha","width":300,"height":300},"direct_link":"https://stacklist.com/card/b58e7f54-2081-40d1-a47d-3d995f661beb","created_at":"2025-09-05T23:36:10.087Z","updated_at":null},{"id":"fa621d33-5ffb-4fe4-a320-a9651e164066","position":5,"title":"All Things Community-Led Growth with Corinne Riley of Greylock","url":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-things-community-led-growth-with-corinne-riley/id1541948107?i=1000532414394","note":"Over the course of her career, Corinne has built a knack for helping companies build and develop a go-to-market motion. 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He joins us to break down what exactly a \"calm\" business is, the current market dynamics that are creating more need for funders like Calm Company Fund, and much more. Our CEO, Mike Preuss, had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Tyler.\n","image":{"url":"https://ucarecdn.com/655708aa-17eb-441f-80f9-454510a9bb23/","alt":"Building a Calm Company with Tyler Tringas","width":300,"height":300},"direct_link":"https://stacklist.com/card/52ff8538-2361-46d1-944a-36a1e1410826","created_at":"2025-09-05T23:36:48.711Z","updated_at":null},{"id":"8e5dc2a6-4fcc-4097-a20e-3ecefb3c08d1","position":8,"title":"How to Create FOMO During a Fundraise with Elizabeth Yin of Hustle Fund","url":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-create-fomo-during-a-fundraise-with-elizabeth/id1541948107?i=1000530302195","note":"As a past founder and current investor (and a founder favorite Twitter follow), Elizabeth knows what it takes to successfully raise a round of venture capital. 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