Russ Heddleston, Co-Founder and CEO at DocSend | Best Fundraising Strategies For Growing Your Business

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➡️ About The Guest⁣

Russ Heddleston is the Co-Founder and CEO of DocSend. He was previously a product manager at Facebook, where he arrived via the acquisition of his startup Pursuit.com, and has held roles at Dropbox, Greystripe, and Trulia. He sold DocSend to Dropbox for $165M in 2021. He holds an MBA from Harvard and an MS in Computer Science from Stanford.

➡️ Talking Points⁣

00:00 - Intro

01:02 - Russ Heddleston’s Origin Story

06:09 - Why Russ Decided To Start His Own Business?

10:06 - How Did Russ Get The Idea To Start A Business?

17:07 - How Does Russ Research For Product Market Fit?

23:34 - What Was The Main Focus When Russ Was Building Docsend?

26:48 - How Case Studies Can Help In Growing The Business?

30:20 - What Are Russ’s Fundraising Strategies For His Business?

38:24 - Advice For Founders When They Start Searching For Investors?

42:18 - What Are The Best Practices For Fundraising?

49:03 - Where Can People Connect With Russ?

49:44 - What Was The Biggest Challenge Of Russ Heddleston’s Career And How Does He Overcome It?

50:55 - What Would Russ Tell His 20-Year-Old Self?

51:36 - A Book Or A Podcast Recommended By Russ?

52:20 - Who Is Russ’s Mentor?

53:24 - What Does Success Mean To Russ?

➡️ Show Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/heddleston/

https://twitter.com/rheddleston

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Welcome to the Success Story Podcast, hosted by entrepreneur, business executive, author, educator & speaker, Scott D. Clary (@scottdclary). On this podcast, you'll find interviews, Q&A, keynote presentations & conversations on sales, marketing, business, startups and entrepreneurship. Scott will discuss some of the lessons he's learned over his own career, as well as have candid interviews with execs, celebrities, notable figures and politicians. All who have achieved success through both wins and losses, to learn more about their life, their ideas and insights. He sits down with leaders and mentors and unpacks their story to help pass those lessons onto others through both experiences and tactical strategy for business professionals, entrepreneurs and everyone in between. To get more of the Success Story podcast, go to www.successstorypodcast.com.