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Aug 25, 2026
EP. 246: Cate Diaz & Devin Ambron - The Three Signals That Make Investors Trust a Raise
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Jason FishmanHOST
Kate, if you wanted to kick it off and basically explain your background, creation of market chemistry and how you got involved in the space.

Cate DiazGUEST
So in Austin, Texas, which is where I'm currently based and have been so for 11 years or so, I actually was working in startups here.

Cate DiazGUEST
Eventually, I noticed a pattern, which was that all of the CEOs I worked under had one area where they were great, which was talking about the company in person.

Cate DiazGUEST
And then when they went to raise capital and distill all that into a deck, they really did not know how to do that.

Cate DiazGUEST
Maybe they're great about talking about technicals on paper, or maybe they're great about talking about the mission on paper, but a lot of the other areas, they would struggle to shrink down to something that was punchy and palatable at the same time.
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Jason FishmanHOST
Any tips, any examples towards scaling and obtaining that level of success on one of these deals?