Ali Kriegsman on Selling Her Startup, Helping Founders Raise $20M & the Fundraising Secrets Nobody Talks About

She sold her startup to the biggest B2B events company in the United States, spent a year in a post-exit identity crisis, built a consulting practice that helped founders raise a collective $20 million in venture funding, wrote two books, launched one of the most talked-about Substacks at the intersection of business, gender, and culture, and published a debut psychological thriller that landed on Reese Witherspoon's book club podcast with zero outbound PR. Ali Kriegsman has been busy — and she came to Work Party to say everything.

In this episode, we cover:

• What actually happens behind the scenes when you sell your company — and why it's nothing like the Instagram post
• Why you aren't pitching the version of the business you're running today when you fundraise
• The post-exit identity crisis nobody prepares you for and how to come out the other side
• What the Everlane x Shein deal really tells us about the pressure on female founders
• Why girl boss culture got some things very right — and one thing very wrong
• Why every founder is giving the performance of a lifetime and what that actually costs them

Tune in to hear one of the sharpest voices in the founder and culture space — on her terms, on her timeline, and without holding anything back.

To learn more about Ali Kriegsman:
https://www.instagram.com/alikriegs/

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