Stop Obsessing Over Fundraising Announcements

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

November 6, 2025

Duration

16m

Channel

Dalton + Michael

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

How does reading funding announcements make you feel? In this episode of Dalton + Michael discuss startup fundraising announcements and the strong reaction people have to them, particularly when it doesn't seem "fair." Dalton + Michael is brought to you by @Standard_Cap You can find Dalton Caldwell on X here: https://x.com/daltonc and Michael Seibel here: https://x.com/mwseibel

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Dalton Caldwell

  host

  Startup investor and co-host of Dalton + Michael.

• Michael Seibel

  host

  Startup investor and co-host of Dalton + Michael.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Dalton + Michael, featuring Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel, Stop Obsessing Over Fundraising Announcements explores Why fundraising announcements mislead founders about startup funding fairness realities Fundraising announcements often trigger founder spirals—envy, outrage, or misguided pivots—even though they rarely change a startup’s actual odds of success.

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