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Not My First Guess

Startup wrecks, smarter fundraising, and rattling the accelerator model, Chris Howard, founder of the Rattle

Sep 26, 2022
59:54

Meet serial entrepreneur, angel investor, musician, physicist and self-professed big geek Chris Howard!

Chris has raised millions in investment for his own startups, taught entrepreneurship by giving founders £100 and a raspberry pie, and started to invent an "anti-accelerator" at his new startup, The Rattle. 

In this episode Chris shares: 

  • How he wrecked his first startup after raising $2.2m for it, by ignoring product market fit
  • 3 questions every prospective founder should ask themselves (in the voice of batman)
  • The difference between market and invention led entrepreneurship
  • Tips on how to reach out to investors and what to look for in them
  • Plus much more

Links: 

  • Checkout the Rattle here
  • Read Rattle's pitch deck here
  • Follow Chris on LinkedIn here
  • And watch one of his Cold Reads here

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