Andrew Bass@andrewdbass · Startup junkie and improving hacker
How does personal branding help someone raise funding?
@andrewdbass Depends what kind of branding. If you're famous for being famous (i.e., a celebrity) it even backfires. But if you're branded because of what you've built and have high credibility as a technologist, then it's extremely helpful. VCs and entrepreneurs love building companies around great technologists who have build major products. I.e., John Car… See more
Kendrick Nguyen@kendrickesq · Co-Founder, Republic
@andrewdbass Personal branding matters with everything we do, and fundraising is no exception. If founder has an established network and/or a reputation of getting sh!* done, then he's gonna have an easier time fundraising for any project.
Andrew Bass@andrewdbass · Startup junkie and improving hacker
@naval thanks!