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Thinking from the Fondo Inc team on B2B venture, mission-driven founders, product strategy, and the art of building enduring companies.

Building for Enterprise 2024
Product Strategy • Mar 10, 2026

The New Rules for Building Enterprise Products in 2024

How Glean, Writer, and Moveworks are rewriting the enterprise product playbook — and what seed-stage B2B founders must understand about the AI-native enterprise buyer.

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Seed Funding
Fundraising • Mar 8, 2026

Seed Funding: What Investors Really Look For

The real decision framework behind seed-stage investment decisions. What Stripe, Twilio, and GitHub had at seed — and what every founder should understand before their first pitch.

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Mission-Driven Founders
Investment Philosophy • Mar 3, 2026

Why Mission-Driven Founders Win in the Long Run

The data is clear: mission-driven companies have lower attrition, higher NPS, and better long-term returns. Here's why Fondo Inc bets on purpose-driven founders at seed stage.

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B2B GTM Strategy
Growth Strategy • Feb 20, 2026

B2B Startup Go-to-Market: From Zero to Your First 100 Customers

How Rippling, Brex, and Ramp built their early customer bases — and what seed-stage founders can learn from their GTM playbooks.

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Founder Insights • February 12, 2026

Founders Who Change the World: How Mission Becomes a Competitive Moat

Luis von Ahn turned a side project into Duolingo, a $5B+ company used by 500 million people. Jeremy Johnson built Andela on the belief that talent is evenly distributed but opportunity is not. Mission-driven founders don't just build products — they build movements.

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AI Enterprise Transformation
Technology • Jan 28, 2026

AI-Driven Enterprise Transformation: The CTO Playbook

How enterprise CTOs are navigating the AI transformation — from strategy to execution, the frameworks that separate the leaders from the laggards.

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Building Enterprise Sales from Zero: The Founder's Playbook for Landing Your First 10 Customers
Founder Advice • Jan 20, 2026

Building Enterprise Sales from Zero: The Founder's Playbook for Landing Your First 10 Customers

Closing your first 10 enterprise customers is the hardest milestone in B2B. Fondo Inc Managing Partner James Whitfield shares the exact playbook for founder-led enterprise sales at the seed stage.

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The Future of B2B SaaS: Why Seed-Stage Investment is the Smart Play in 2025
Investment • Dec 15, 2025

The Future of B2B SaaS: Why Seed-Stage Investment is the Smart Play in 2025

The B2B software market continues its extraordinary growth trajectory. Fondo Inc examines why seed-stage investment remains the highest-return strategy and where the opportunity is heading in 2025.

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The Rise of AI in B2B: Opportunities and Challenges for Early-Stage Startups
Technology • Nov 20, 2025

The Rise of AI in B2B: Opportunities and Challenges for Early-Stage Startups

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping how businesses operate. Fondo Inc explores the biggest opportunities and the pitfalls founders must navigate when building AI-native B2B startups.

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Why Fondo Inc Bets on Founder-Led Companies: Our Investment Philosophy
Strategy • Oct 10, 2025

Why Fondo Inc Bets on Founder-Led Companies: Our Investment Philosophy

Behind every great company is a founder who refused to quit. Fondo Inc shares the investment philosophy that drives our decisions and what we look for when evaluating whether to back an entrepreneur.

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From Idea to Market: How Our Portfolio Companies Are Disrupting Enterprise Tech
Portfolio • Aug 5, 2025

From Idea to Market: How Our Portfolio Companies Are Disrupting Enterprise Tech

A deep look at how three Fondo Inc portfolio companies turned bold ideas into market-defining products. The stories of NexusAI, CloudShield, and DataBridge hold lessons for every B2B founder.

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Navigating the Seed Round: A Founder's Complete Guide to VC Fundraising in 2025
Fundraising • Jun 15, 2025

Navigating the Seed Round: A Founder's Complete Guide to VC Fundraising in 2025

Raising a seed round in 2025 is more competitive than ever. This comprehensive guide from Fondo Inc covers pitch deck preparation, investor targeting, term sheet negotiation, and closing your round.

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