Haas Berkeley Entrepreneurship Lecture MBA 295A

Fundraising is a constant focus for us as entrepreneurs, and it’s a topic that comes up nearly every time we meet. The startup world is filled with stories about founders pitching to dozens of VCs, going from meeting to meeting, before finally securing that elusive first round of funding. For those of us willing to invest in our networks, I completely disagree with this approach.

Yesterday, I had a chance to share some thoughts on my founder experience with Accompany with the latest LAUNCH Cohort.

When we founded Accompany back in 2013, we decided to deliberately set our company culture. Before we even had a name, an office or even a first employee, we had our values.