ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Dr. Leon Eisen is an award-winning four-time founder and venture capitalist with a PhD in physics. He is a venture partner at Silicon Valley's Network VC, with 120 portfolio companies, and the CEO of Venture Growth Group. He created Fundables OS, a fundraising operating system that has helped 100+ teams engineer their rounds and scale. Leon is the inventor of the world's first FDA-cleared wearable medical monitor, built after raising about $20 million as CEO. He is also the author of Invisible Game: The Secrets of the Term Sheet Magnet, published the day before this interview.
In This Episode We Discuss:- Why Leon reinvents himself every decade, from quantum physicist to engineer, founder, and investor
- How he raised his first million during the 2008 financial crisis, then struggled for three years to raise more
- Building the world's first FDA-cleared wearable medical monitor
- Why he crossed to the investor side of the table to understand why pitches get rejected
- Why most founders don't understand how venture capital works, and how to learn investor psychology
- Why 99% of founders think they're ready to raise but aren't yet "fundable"
- The "Five P's of Fundability": Process, Positioning, Packaging, Pipeline, and Planning capital
- Why a cap table with 100 small investors is a red flag, and how an SPV can fix it
- Why he sees himself as a partner to founders, not just an advisor
- Redefining "superhuman" as someone who isn't afraid to be vulnerable and human
- Website: leoneisen.com
- LinkedIn: Leon Eisen, PhD
- Book: Invisible Game: The Secrets of the Term Sheet Magnet (available on Amazon)
- Advisory sessions: Hubble Social (search "Leon Eisen")
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