Claudia King is the CEO & Founder of Firmsy. Firmsy helps entrepreneurial law firms scale their businesses online through automation software and world class strategy coaching and support. A former tax lawyer, Claudia created New Zealand's first online legal service, Legal Beagle, before selling it for 7 figures.

In this episode, you'll hear Claudia share how a eulogy that she gave at her dad’s funeral led her to the first investors for Firmsy; how she answers sexist questions from prospective investors, and tips on how to deal with prospective investors pulling the rug at the last minute in a raise.



Resources and links:
Savvy Lawyers FB Group
Firmsy website
Firmsy app
Claudia’s Instagram
Dan Martell’s SaaS Academy (one of Claudia’s mentors)
Susan Hyatt (one of Claudia’s mentors)
Rachel Rodgers (one of Claudia’s mentors)
Chantal Hofstee (one of Claudia’s mentors)
Deepwork (book) by Cal Newport
Renew Your Mind (book) by Chantal Hofstee
Leila Hermozi’s YouTube channel
Shakti Mat
Salmonella Dub’s Spotify



Connect:
Raise capital for your startup quickly without spending hours in dead-end investor meetings with Term Sheet Guru. Register here for our free capital raising webinars. 

Claudia King is the CEO &amp; Founder of Firmsy. Firmsy helps entrepreneurial law firms scale their businesses online through automation software and world class strategy coaching and support. A former tax lawyer, Claudia created New Zealand's first online legal service, Legal Beagle, before selling it for 7 figures.
In this episode, you'll hear Claudia share how a eulogy that she gave at her dad’s funeral led her to the first investors for Firmsy; how she answers sexist questions from prospective investors, and tips on how to deal with prospective investors pulling the rug at the last minute in a raise.
 
Resources and links:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/savvylawyers">Savvy Lawyers FB Group</a></li>
<li><a href="https://firmsy.com/">Firmsy website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/firmsyapp">Firmsy app</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/legal_entrepreneur/">Claudia’s Instagram</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.danmartell.com/">Dan Martell’s SaaS Academy</a> (one of Claudia’s mentors)</li>
<li><a href="https://susanhyatt.co/">Susan Hyatt </a>(one of Claudia’s mentors)</li>
<li><a href="https://helloseven.co/about/">Rachel Rodgers</a> (one of Claudia’s mentors)</li>
<li><a href="https://renewyourmind.co.nz/mindfulness-stories/chantal-hofstee/">Chantal Hofstee</a> (one of Claudia’s mentors)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692">Deepwork (book) by Cal Newport</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Renew-Your-Mind-happier-healthier/dp/1525281550">Renew Your Mind (book) by Chantal Hofstee</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxCcu9pet4dljrBLf8R5nwA">Leila Hermozi’s YouTube channel</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.shaktimats.com.au/?gclid=CjwKCAjwtcCVBhA0EiwAT1fY74vnbilXInLifHIR4e3bma98tNTk14Qzoqlz1hxGOKIEAbu0l9oOHxoCmuUQAvD_BwE">Shakti Mat</a></li>
<li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/4CrKP8lBJXCb6a3TcL2pat?autoplay=true">Salmonella Dub’s Spotify</a></li>
</ul>
 
Connect:
<ul>
<li>Raise capital for your startup quickly without spending hours in dead-end investor meetings with <a href="https://www.termsheet.guru/">Term Sheet Guru</a>. Register <a href="https://www.termsheet.guru/free-webinars">here</a> for our free capital raising webinars. </li>
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Go behind the scenes into the capital raising journeys of start-up founders. Learn how founders make the difficult decisions. Whether you're a founder yourself, or you're simply interested in the fast-moving, innovative world of start-ups, this show is for you! Produced by Term Sheet Guru, a product from the team at Metis Law.

Go behind the scenes into the capital raising journeys of start-up founders. Learn how founders make the difficult decisions. Whether you're a founder yourself, or you're simply interested in the fast-moving, innovative world of start-ups, this show is for you! Produced by Term Sheet Guru, a product from the team at Metis Law.

The Raise is a show where we take you behind the scenes into the capital raising journeys of start-up founders.

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Claudia King of Firmsy on: helping 1 million lawyers, pivoting, investor networking, sexist investor questions, investor rug pulls, and pitch decks

Levi Fawcett is the co-Founder and CEO of Partly, a Christchurch-based company building a global platform to make it simple for buyers to find the right parts for their vehicles. 

In this episode, Levi shares the path that led him and his co-Founders to find a problem and opportunity that is so big, it led to a US$1.2 million pre-seed round, despite having no pitch deck, no connections and no revenue; the milestones they hit to achieve a NZ$37million raise at a NZ$180 million valuation in their series A capital raise (making it the largest in New Zealand history); and the questions he asked when he was vetting investors for their capital raise. 



Resources and links:

Levi Fawcett | LinkedIn

Partly

Blackbird Ventures

Peter Beck (Rocket Lab)

Square Peg Capital

The Life You Can Save (Peter Singer)

20 Minute VC

Lex Fridman podcast

Radiolab podcast



Connect with us:

Learn how to raise capital for your startup quickly, cost effectively and successfully with Term Sheet Guru. Download one our free SAFES v Convertible Notes Cheat Sheet

Levi Fawcett is the co-Founder and CEO of Partly, a Christchurch-based company building a global platform to make it simple for buyers to find the right parts for their vehicles. 
In this episode, Levi shares the path that led him and his co-Founders to find a problem and opportunity that is so big, it led to a US$1.2 million pre-seed round, despite having no pitch deck, no connections and no revenue; the milestones they hit to achieve a NZ$37million raise at a NZ$180 million valuation in their series A capital raise (making it the largest in New Zealand history); and the questions he asked when he was vetting investors for their capital raise. 
 
Resources and links:
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/levi4sit/">Levi Fawcett | LinkedIn</a>
<a href="https://www.partly.com/">Partly</a>
<a href="https://www.blackbird.vc/">Blackbird Ventures</a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-beck-ab7b63b/">Peter Beck (Rocket Lab)</a>
<a href="https://www.squarepegcap.com/">Square Peg Capital</a>
<a href="https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/the-book/">The Life You Can Save (Peter Singer)</a>
<a href="https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/podcast/">20 Minute VC</a>
<a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast/">Lex Fridman podcast</a>
<a href="https://radiolab.org/">Radiolab podcast</a>
 
Connect with us:
Learn how to raise capital for your startup quickly, cost effectively and successfully with <a href="https://www.termsheet.guru/">Term Sheet Guru</a>. Download one our free <a href="https://www.termsheet.guru/free-downloads">SAFES v Convertible Notes Cheat Sheet</a>

How to come up with a $180 million problem worth solving | Levi Fawcett (Partly)

Jason Atkins is the Chief Revenue Officer and co-Founder of Cake Equity. Cake simplifies equity management for early-stage tech companies, empowering founders to build outstanding companies through equity.  

In this interview, Jason shares his strategy for de-risking his move from a well-paid corporate career into startup life, how he convinced Jason Calacanis (one of Silicon Valley’s best startup investors) to lead a capital raising round, and how to raise capital successfully in the current economic climate. 



Resources and links:

Cake Equity

Jason Atkins | LinkedIn

Jason Atkins (@skandojase) / Twitter

Jason Calacanis

Startmate

Rampersand

LAUNCH

Aussie Angels

Richard Moore Angel Investor

Slack

QIC

Disciplined Entrepreneurship by Bill Aulet

The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick 

Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman 

All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg | Spotify 

Against The Odds | Podcast - Spotify

Startup Equity Matters Podcasts



Connect:

Learn how to raise capital for your startup quickly, cost effectively and successfully with Term Sheet Guru. Download one our free SAFES v Convertible Notes Cheat Sheet

Jason Atkins is the Chief Revenue Officer and co-Founder of Cake Equity. Cake simplifies equity management for early-stage tech companies, empowering founders to build outstanding companies through equity.  
In this interview, Jason shares his strategy for de-risking his move from a well-paid corporate career into startup life, how he convinced Jason Calacanis (one of Silicon Valley’s best startup investors) to lead a capital raising round, and how to raise capital successfully in the current economic climate. 
 
Resources and links:
<a href="https://www.cakeequity.com/">Cake</a> Equity
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasona-cake/">Jason Atkins | LinkedIn</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/skandojase?lang=en">Jason Atkins (@skandojase) / Twitter</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Calacanis">Jason Calacanis</a>
<a href="https://www.startmate.com/">Startmate</a>
<a href="https://www.rampersand.vc/">Rampersand</a>
<a href="https://www.launch.co/">LAUNCH</a>
<a href="https://www.aussieangels.com/angels">Aussie Angels</a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardmoore/?originalSubdomain=au">Richard Moore Angel Investor</a>
<a href="https://slack.com/">Slack</a>
<a href="https://www.qic.com.au/">QIC</a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Disciplined-Entrepreneurship-Steps-Successful-Startup/dp/1118692284">Disciplined Entrepreneurship by Bill Aulet</a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Mom-Test-Rob-Fitzpatrick-audiobook/dp/B07RJZKZ7F">The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick </a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837">Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman </a>
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2IqXAVFR4e0Bmyjsdc8QzF">All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks &amp; Friedberg | Spotify </a>
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7Mf2fhNUVEKSOvby3K315b">Against The Odds | Podcast - Spotify</a>
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/startup-equity-matters/id1682430622">Startup Equity Matters Podcasts</a>
 
Connect:
Learn how to raise capital for your startup quickly, cost effectively and successfully with <a href="https://www.termsheet.guru/">Term Sheet Guru</a>. Download one our free <a href="https://www.termsheet.guru/free-downloads">SAFES v Convertible Notes Cheat Sheet</a>

How to get one of the best Silicon Valley investors to lead your round | Jason Atkins (Cake Equity)

We’re sharing some of the highlights from our favourite conversations with startup Founders in 2022. 

Today, we’re revisiting My-Linh Dang’s chat with Brooke Roberts, CEO and Co-Founder of Sharesies. Sharesies is an investment platform that democratises financial investment by giving anyone with $5 the same financial investment opportunity as someone with $5 million. 



Resources and links:
Sharesies | Website
Brooke Roberts | LinkedIn



Connect:

Learn how to raise capital for your startup quickly, cost effectively and successfully with Term Sheet Guru. Download one our free SAFES v Convertible Notes Cheat Sheet

We’re sharing some of the highlights from our favourite conversations with startup Founders in 2022. 
Today, we’re revisiting My-Linh Dang’s chat with Brooke Roberts, CEO and Co-Founder of Sharesies. Sharesies is an investment platform that democratises financial investment by giving anyone with $5 the same financial investment opportunity as someone with $5 million. 
 
Resources and links: 
<ul>
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</ul>
 
Connect: 
Learn how to raise capital for your startup quickly, cost effectively and successfully with <a href="https://www.termsheet.guru/">Term Sheet Guru</a>. Download one our free <a href="https://www.termsheet.guru/free-downloads">SAFES v Convertible Notes Cheat Sheet</a>

Sharesies is an investment platform that democratises financial investment by giving anyone with $5 the same financial investment opportunity as someone with $5 million.

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