Raising $45 Million Doesn’t Make Business Any Easier I Dan Beck I #134

Most people think raising millions is the goal. Dan Beck raised $45 million and said this was the easy part. Dan Beck is the founder and CEO of 401Go, a venture backed fintech that has raised over $45 million to solve retirement planning for small businesses across the United States. Before that he spent over a decade bootstrapping 16 businesses from scratch with his brother Nate. In this episode we cover: → How six months without a paycheck changed the way Dan thinks about money forever → Why he maxed out a credit card to place his first ever production order from China → How he built 16 businesses before raising a single dollar from investors → Why security is not a paycheck and what it actually is → Why curiosity is the real engine behind every business he has ever built → How he raised $45 million from a position of strength not desperation → Why the best thing you can tell an investor is that you do not need their money → Why startup is not a stage it is a mindset → What FOMO driven investors actually look for before writing a cheque → Why the thing holding most entrepreneurs back is themselves → Why painful moments are the ones that write your future If you are still in the nitty gritty tactical phase of your business wondering if it is all worth it. It is. 🎧 Like subscribe and leave a comment below. It helps more people find the show.