{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"131. What\u2019s Hot in B2B &amp; Bootstrap or Raise? with Eva Nahari","description":"In this episode, I welcome back Eva Nahari, a principal at DNX Ventures, an early-stage Venture Capital firm investing in B2B Startups. &amp;nbsp; Why am I bringing venture capitalists back to the program? &amp;nbsp; Eva is on the front lines of new technologies within the B2B space from which you can get potential business ideas or areas you can move your business into.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; You\u2019ll surely learn technologies that can help improve your business in efficiency and growth from everything that Eva shares in this episode. &amp;nbsp; Eva also gives her two cents on scaling through bootstrapping and raising which will help you decide on which between the two should you adopt for your business. &amp;nbsp; This episode is loaded with insights on the hottest B2B SaaS platforms and growing your startup so tune in now! &amp;nbsp; We\u2019ll talk about:  Introduction [00:00] Eva\u2019s transition to B2B investing and mentoring [3:39] Squadcast and its workflow-based UI-guided tool [5:54] Quark.ai and how it provides better customer support [8:34] Macrometa: The Cloud for the Edge [14:07] What\u2019s next on the horizon for Eva [17:13] Do you need to get salespeople when expanding? [21:47] Eva\u2019s thoughts on bootstrapping and raising [25:05] &amp;nbsp;The best-case scenario for founders bootstrapping or raising&amp;nbsp; [28:37] &amp;nbsp;Should you bootstrap all the way to your first million? [32:52] &amp;nbsp;The biggest challenges that Eva sees from the founders she onboards [34:36]  &amp;nbsp; Resource Links:  Brett Trainor Website (https:\/\/bretttrainor.com\/) Download Startup to Scaleup: A 4-Part Framework to Grow Your B2B Business to $10 Million (https:\/\/bretttrainor.com\/resources\/) DNX Ventures website (https:\/\/www.dnx.vc\/) Squadcast Website (https:\/\/www.squadcast.com\/) Quark website (https:\/\/quark.ai\/) Macrometa website (https:\/\/www.macrometa.com\/)     About Our Guest: Eva Nahari is a Principal at DNX Ventures, a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage B2B companies. Prior to joining DNX, she spent 9 years at Cloudera, where she helped organizations scale by developing products and go-to-market strategies. Eva is interested in investing in firms that are developing SaaS, Cloud, ML-Enabled Enterprise Software, and DevOps solutions that potentially alter how IT is provided to businesses. Eva has also worked as a startup coach and angel investor. &amp;nbsp; Connect with Eva Nahari: Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/EvaNahari LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/evanahari\/ Substack: https:\/\/substack.com\/profile\/26323472-eva-nahari\\    Connect with me and learn more about growing your business: Email: BT@BrettTrainor.com LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bretttrainor\/ YouTube:  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCySoKsETeKxu-Fnf2VfE7Gg Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TrainorBrett Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/Brett_Trainor Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bretttrainor\/   If you liked this episode, please don\u2019t forget to tune in, subscribe, and share this podcast. ","author_name":"BizOwner360","author_url":"https:\/\/bretttrainor.com\/podcast\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21281591\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/116264549"}