{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Why Customer Growth Beats Investor Hype \u2013 Investor\u2019s Corner with Brian Mac Mahon, Expert Dojo","description":" Brian Mac Mahon | Expert Dojo | Founder & Managing Partner  What does it really take to attract investment in today's market?  In this Investor's Corner episode, Brian Mac Mahon, Founder & Managing Partner of Expert Dojo, shares his unfiltered perspective on venture capital, startup growth, and why founders spend too much time chasing investors instead of customers.  Brian discusses the realities of today's fundraising environment, how he evaluates founders across a portfolio of more than 300 companies, and why execution matters more than hype\u2014even in the AI era.  He also shares his views on venture-backed exits, secondary transactions, market liquidity, and the traits that separate exceptional founders from everyone else.  KEY TAKEAWAYS  \u2022 Why today's venture market is more challenging than founders realize \u2022 How investors evaluate growth and execution \u2022 Why customer traction matters more than hype or AI buzzwords \u2022 What founders should focus on to build a venture-scale business  Timestamps  00:00 \u2013 Introduction & Expert Dojo  00:45 \u2013 Investment strategy and emerging markets  02:14 \u2013 The reality of today's venture capital market  07:58 \u2013 Building companies investors want to back  11:26 \u2013 Exits, secondaries, and liquidity trends  15:24 \u2013 What founders get wrong about investors  20:53 \u2013 AI, growth, and venture-scale businesses  23:43 \u2013 Final advice for founders ","author_name":"TechExits Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/techexits.libsyn.com\/website","html":"