{"id":12988,"date":"2018-01-19T15:39:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T23:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fnmarketing.wpengine.com\/?p=12988"},"modified":"2026-03-25T17:55:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T00:55:57","slug":"fundraising-prep-for-tech-startup-founders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/fundraising-prep-for-tech-startup-founders\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundraising Prep for Tech Startup Founders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B7uHGC8jyp8?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"853\" height=\"505\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>About Daniel Hoffer<\/h3>\n<p>Daniel Hoffer, member of our June &#8217;13 Cohort, is the former founder of Couchsurfing ($25M Raised, 15M Customers Globally), investor, advisor, and strategic general management professional with a passion for both consumer and SAAS.<\/p>\n<p>In this short video, Dan shares tips on preparing for fundraising.<\/p>\n<h3>About Founders Network\u00a0\u00ae<\/h3>\n<p><em>Founders Helping Founders<\/em>\u00a0\u00ae Founded in 2011, Founders Network (www.foundersnetwork.com) offers lifelong peer mentorship to over 600\u00a0tech startup founders globally. 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