Money Matters

When I first started fundraising for our first round at Frich - I didn’t know a single investor. People kept telling us to go to wealthy “friends and family” for first easy checks but we didn’t know anyone like that. I went through a lot of trial and error to create this playbook detailing how we raised $3.3M from leading VC-s and angels starting literally from no investor connections.

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Verified pitch competitions any founder can enter regardless of your industry - whether you're a creator, beauty/CPG founder, tech builder, or anything in between.

The financial reality of becoming a prima ballerina.

When we started Frich, we honestly had no idea how many programs (& how much free cash!) existed for tiny teams and early-stage founders. There are billions of dollars in federal and state incentives designed for entrepreneurs and pre-profit startups but most founders have no idea they exist.If you’re building with a small team, working with contractors, or still figuring out product-market fit, there is real money on the table for you. Sometimes it’s tax-free benefits, sometimes it’s credits you can use later, and sometimes it’s literal cash back to your company. This is the cheat sheet we wish someone had handed us on Day 1 ⬇️

So you got laid off… Don’t panic but make smart moves fast. Here’s what you gotta do ASAP ⬇️

THIS WEEK'S DROP: The undisputed world champion in women's boxing reveals it all.