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:

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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>

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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