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Ideas by Dre

GTM & Fundraising Execution for Urgent Founders
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Two ways to the bag: close the round or close customers.

I help software founders raise venture capital and build revenue with proven frameworks so you can extend runway and execute your vision.

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Runway-to-Revenue System Raise-Ready Narrative Enterprise Reaady
Problem → Solution

You don’t need hope. You need ideas that close.

Scene 01 — Monday

“We have 9 months of runway. What now?”

Runway is shrinking. The clock gets loud. Investors want traction. You want a clear path to repeatable revenue. This is the moment where guessing gets expensive. I’ve been in your shoes. Let’s turn urgency into a plan that turns conversations into capital.

Runway is shrinking.
Every week without traction cuts options.
Deals stall in the middle.
No mutual plan. No clear “pilot path.”
The story doesn’t land.
Customers and investors ask different questions—both feel unanswered.
Fuel your vision
Up and to the right
Scene 02 — 8 weeks later

“Let's scale this MFer...”

I help founders uncover the real blockers to revenue and fundraising, build a repeatable GTM system, and craft an investor narrative that lands. Together we refine ICP + messaging, run focused outbound experiments, and craft an investor memo that turns traction into term sheets.

Revenue + fundraising blockers, diagnose.
Funnel teardown, pricing/packaging checks, “why investors say no” gap list.
Repeatable GTM system.
ICP + messaging, outbound experiments, weekly cadence + scoreboard.
Raise-ready narrative + memo
One-pager + investor memo that strengthens your story for fundraising.
The Investor Memo

The fundraising framework we used to raise $16.5M Series A led by Microsoft's venture arm M12...pre-revenue.

My Investment Memo Framework

A three-part narrative that turns early traction into an investor memo VCs can't ignore. It’s how we raised when we had months left and zero enterprise deals closed.

Founder storyCredibility
Investor storyAlignment
Customer storyFOMO

Many founders face competition from others building similar products. If you’re in this position, your founder story is a key factor in an investor’s decision to back you or someone else.

Investors review hundreds of pitches per month, and the easiest way to stand out is by aligning on a shared vision for the future.

In sales, there’s a rule: ‘Never lose a deal alone.’ For founders raising capital, if you’re the only one pitching your company to investors, you’re missing a key component of success.

Want the full memo? Read the investor memo here.
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Let's Get It!

Under 12 months of runway? I have an idea.

If you’re Seed → Series A, founder-led selling, and running low on runway, this plan is built for you. You’ll leave with a repeatable revenue system and a fundraising narrative grounded in real traction.

Limited bandwidth: taking 4 founders per month.
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