Confessions of a Conscious CEO
Selina Ho
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From Closing Her First Business to Raising £300K With Daisy Harvey
I sat down with Daisy Harvey, the founder of LOOM to unpack how she closed her first business, rebuilt her confidence, and raised £300K to launch an upcycling app that matches your wardrobe with designers.We overview: How she knew it was time to close her first businessThe most valuable lessons from her first ventureWhat makes a marketplace work and how to prevent leakageBuilding a simple no-code MVP before an appHer path to fundraising £300K RESOURCE MENTIONED → Free GTM Essentials Course: https://selinaho.com/gtm-essentials LET’S CONNECT → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/selinaho → Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/selinajho → TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@selinajho_ CONNECT WITH DAISY Loom App: https://www.theloomapp.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theloomapp LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daisyharvey TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 02:02 Daisy's Entrepreneurship Journey 03:18 First Business Challenges 05:18 Lessons Learned from First Business 07:31 Transition to Loom 10:27 Launching Loom 13:46 Building the MVP 17:39 Marketplace Dynamics 19:23 Balancing Designers and Customers 21:38 Fundraising Journey 22:31 Pitching Your Business to Investors 23:11 Learning About Fundraising 24:13 Building Confidence in Fundraising 25:42 Evaluating Potential Investors 26:29 Advice for Pitch Competitions 29:10 Full-Time Fundraising Challenges 32:43 Balancing Fundraising and Business Operations 33:40 Press and Marketing Strategies 35:40 Current Challenges and Future Plans 39:29 Quick Fire Round
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