Time flies. Working on the Lucid Air was a blast! #VehicleDesign #EVengineering

I got rejected by 144 investors before raising $150M for my $200M+ rev/year startup. After 144 rejections, I started questioning our approach. Were we solving the right problem? What were we doing wrong? Why weren’t investors seeing what we were seeing? Were we the right team to build this? We tried everything: different pitch angles, new deck structures, and reframing the problem. Then came the 145th meeting, where we closed our first growth round. That yes made everything worth it. But getting there took years of mistakes and hard work. We went through a lot of trial and error just to figure out what resonates with investors. We tried dozens of approaches to figure out what made investors engage. Some landed, most didn't. But each iteration taught us something about what builds conviction versus what just sounds good on paper. And once we cracked that code, our Series C closed faster than expected. And today, I see so many founders in the exact same position I was in 10 years ago: grinding through rejections, questioning everything, and trying to figure out what works. So today I want to give you the resource I wish I had back then: Something that shows you exactly how to structure these conversations and navigate the entire process (because the fundraising cycle can be a big distraction and take a toll on you as a founder). So I've partnered with Notion's Startups Team to create the essential fundraising resource that helps you avoid the mistakes that cost me years. Here's what you are getting: • The actual decks I used to raise $150M for Super[.]com (Series B, C) • 50 real examples from funded startups like Eleven Labs and Artisan AI • A searchable database of 10,000+ investors - angels, VCs, and accelerators you can reach out to immediately (this alone would take months to build manually) • An AI-powered fundraising agent built into Notion with step-by-step prompts (no separate ChatGPT needed) Want access? • Like and share this post • Comment "FUNDRAISE" • Follow me so I can DM you the link I'll send it over ASAP. P.S.: If you are serious about fundraising (now or in the future), you should grab it right away.

One of the sleekest humanoid designs I’ve ever seen. Hats off to your design team @adcock_brett, really incredible work. Love all the small details!

Full review and first drive coming to piped.video/AutoFocus

Modular architecture — offices, carports, homes, shelters, logistics. Prefabricated, rapidly deployable. #MadeInUSA 🇺🇸 #industrialdesign #architecture #BuildInUSA #reindustrialize

Architectural concept design for a roadside station #industrialdesign #ElectricVehicles

Seeking hardcore engineers & designers to fix the most broken user experiences on Earth Apply at ndstudio.gov

Deus Ex Machina 2: A requiem for the design that inspired my entire career trajectory. RIP Jake Loniak. #exoskeleton #wearable #motorcycle

An old design concept for SpaceWare, a new astronaut propulsion cobot for EVAs. Inspired by the 1965 AMU, Ed White’s “zip gun” (HHMU) from the same year, and of course the legendary EMU from the 80s. Brought to life with @grok Robotics 🦾 + Jetpacks 🚀 + Space 👨‍🚀 @SpaceX @NASA @Tesla_Optimus @elonmusk

Just wildly fun. My original vehicle design, animated with @grok 🔥 #hardware #vehicledesign #OFFROAD

Super fun seeing my vehicle designs come to life with @grok 🤙

EPIC design + engineering. #hardware #startups #industrialdesign #engineering

Any hardware startups in LA? Looking to connect with ambitious teams tackling cool challenges. #hardware #startup #losangeles

Any hardware founders out here in LA? New to the LA HW scene. Let’s connect!

Today we are announcing Blueprint A new way for hardware founders to get their first check. 38 days. $1M to top teams. Ends in a demo day. Applications open now thru Sept 24. Starts Oct 1.

Looking for top tier sensor fusion development kits. Anyone have recommendations? #sensorfusion #devkits #AutonomousVehicles #autonomy