Raising funds in bearish tech market with Matt Ford, Founder of Prism.fm

The SaaS Operator Podcast

In this episode of the Venture-Scale SaaS Operator, Matt Ford tells us about his journey from becoming a programmer in college to starting his own music festival as well as launching his live music management software, Prism. He also goes over how Prism survived the pandemic and why fundraising wasn’t as tough for Prism as for other tech startups.

Tune in to learn more about:

~ How to find a market that’s right for you.

~ Benefits of having experience in your target market.

~ How to get through a rough patch in your founder journey.

Timestamps:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:10) - What problem does Prism solve?
• (01:11) - What pushed Matt to start Prism?
• (04:06) - Fundraising journey of Prism.fm.
• (09:47) - Team structure of Prism.fm.
• (10:36) - What's the team split Matt has in mind for Prism?
• (12:49) - Does Prism rely more on PLG?
• (14:17) - How does working in your target industry benefit you as a tech founder?
• (16:39) - A rough patch for Matt Ford as a founder.
• (19:54) - Outro

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Mentioned In The Episode

Prism - Live Music Management Software

ReactSquad.io - React.js Agency for Startups.

Nikolas Chapoupis

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