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#25 - A Founder’s Perspective on Fundraising and The Art of the Ask with Kristian Marquez of FinStrat
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Kristian Marquez is the founder and CEO of FinStrat Management. In our chat, Kristian shares lessons learned on his journey from starting a telemedicine startup, experiencing startup failure and an IPO, to founding FinStrat. He discusses the importance of validating your idea with customers through market feedback before building a product. He dives more into FinStrat’s unique approach, and also offers practical guidance into fundraising challenges, highlighting the need for accurate financials and metrics and financial transparency for a truly healthy investor and founder relationship.
Key Takeaways
[2:48] Kristian’s background.
[4:22] Co-founding a telemedicine startup and raising $2.5 million.
[5:58] Starting FinStrat.
[9:55] The importance of understanding investors' perspectives.
[10:14] The importance of transparency between founders and investors.
[13:02] Technology improves accounting processes but expertise is still fundamentally required.
[14:10] Healthy founder-investor relationships are built on trust and transparency.
[18:50] Raising capital for FinStrat.
[20:10] Pros and cons of debt financing.
[22:30] Fundraising from a position of strength.
[26:55] Remembering “the ask” in a meeting.
[32:16] What investors and founders shouldn’t do.
[36:47] Lessons learned from his telemedicine startup.
[38:08] The market must demonstrate demand.
[41:15] What has surprised Kristian along his journey.
[43:24] Kristian’s positive experience with Novel.
Resources:
RBF Network
Keith’s Twitter
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