Aaron Harris and I share advice about what usually gets missed in the retelling of most startup fundraising stories: how it feels for founders as they do it.

How you can pitch with confidence, avoid insecurity, and relate to investors as people whose job is to support and amplify your vision.

You have everything you need to start now.

Vulnerability is a strength that feels like weakness from the inside.

Level 3 conversations are the only type of communication that resolves relationship debt and keeps relationships healthy.

Relationship debt is just like technical debt. It’s emotional baggage created by making choices that feel easier in the moment that has a lasting negative impact on a relationship if it’s not eventually addressed.

Too much relationship debt is why most startups die of suicide and not homicide.

When founders don’t know how to work with their emotions, they suffer. Their brains don’t work. And their startups often die. Your emotions are data. Getting good at reading this data makes you more powerful than your competitors. Processing your emotions is a competitive advantage.

The cheat code to scaling yourself is to change your beliefs, thoughts, and emotions. This will unlock new actions and make you relentless.