In today's episode, we talk to Nathan Beckord, founder and CEO at Foundersuite (foundersuite.com). Foundersuite provides a host of tools for founders, including a comprehensive investor database, tools to raise capital like investor CRM and data rooms, and more. Nathan's background in business and banking provided a significantly beneficial backdrop to launch Foundersuite. He talks in depth about the challenges first time founders face, getting traction with investors, and best practices to raise successfully a first round. Nathan talks about his experience building a startup in Silicon Valley, challenges and successes he faced, and where he sees Foundersuite in the next few years