Today we’re joined by Russ Heddleston, Co-Founder and CEO of DocSend. DocSend is an application that is increasingly used by the finance industry for sending documents securely like pitch decks. It can also create secure and tracked file sharing spaces, or data rooms. However, this episode is not about DocSend. Today, Russ will be sharing with us his very interesting Silicone Valley career. Some may even say that Russ has lived the tech dream, from Stanford and Harvard degrees, to selling his first company to Facebook, and now on to launching DocSend, he has been making all of the right moves.He makes the point that raising money is hard work, so don’t let that fall short on you. This episode contains all you need to know on how winning pitch decks are composed, the time it takes to raise capital, and other nuances of what makes for a successful capital raise.Check out some of our most popular episodes:Chicken S#!it CEOs w. Mogens Smed: https://bit.ly/3M7c4xCLeadership Lessons from Louis Vuitton, Samsonite, and Now, EVCP Growth Equity: https://bit.ly/3LN5GugCanada’s Best Venture Partner w. Bruce Croxon: https://bit.ly/3ppCAt9Stay in the know and follow along:Subscribe to the podcast:iTunes - https://apple.co/43d7C6ZSpotify - https://spoti.fi/43d7SmrConnect with our host, Cory Cleveland on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3Lti42oVisit The Insider’s Guide to Finance Website: https://bit.ly/3ANacUrSign up for our free 5-part master class Investor Marketing 2.0: https://bit.ly/42C0FLWFollow us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/42grK7wSubscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/411XXxUSubscribe to The Knowledge Bank Letter - a periodic letter of actionable insights, interviews, and quality curations: https://bit.ly/3pgdAVf