Trust Over Pitching: 5 Strategies Behind 300+ Startup Investments | Brian Mac Mahon

In this episode of The Capital Raiser Show, Richard C. Wilson sits down with Brian Mac Mahon, founder of Expert Dojo - the VC arm of a $1B+ single family office with over 300 startup investments - for a conversation on the 5 capital raising strategies behind their success and what founders must understand to earn a check from a family office VC fund.

Brian breaks down why raising capital is fundamentally about trust not pitching, and the only 3 variables that determine whether an investor says yes.

Topics covered:

- 5 strategies behind 300+ startup investment decisions

- Why capital raising is about trust not pitching

- The only 3 variables that matter to a family office VC investor

- What gets a founder past the first filter vs. filtered out immediately

- How a family office VC evaluates early-stage companies

- Building investor relationships that generate multiple checks

- What Expert Dojo looks for that most founders miss

The Capital Raiser Show brings together family offices, billionaires, and elite capital allocators to discuss capital raising, investing, and strategic growth.

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