Trailer: Episode 2 'Building Your Search Fund: From Aspiration to Reality'
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Send us Fan Mail Here's a preview of what's to come in our second episode of The Found & Funded Podcast! 🗣️🎙️ Joined by Adam Johnson, CEO of Water Direct, Carl digs deep and asks the questions we've all been wanting answers to... Who made up your cap table? If you could go back, is there anything you would have changed? Was it always smooth sailing for you? Adam tells all, from how his deal died (more than once), to the one piece of advice for entrepreneurs that has stuc...
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