"How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Cameron Yarbrough of Torch.io, an online leadership and coaching platform. Torch recently raised a $10 million Series A led by Norwest Venture Partners with participation from Initialized Capital Management, West Ventures, and Y Combinator. In this episode, Cameron talks about lessons learned in Y Combinator (and tips for getting accepted), the rise of the "Investor Memo" as a fundraising tool, how to use "coffee meetings" to assess for chemistry, how to manage your psychology and tolerate your insecurities when fundraising, and much more. This series is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Learn more at www.foundersuite.com.

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