Episode Details

Presented by Understood.org

You’re funding everything yourself, and it’s quietly slowing your business down.

Not because you’re doing anything wrong, but because you’re relying on the most limited resource you have: your own cash and capacity.

Kat Weaver has helped founders raise over $70M and won 22 out of 23 pitch competitions herself. But her approach isn’t about chasing investors, it’s about using the right kind of money at the right time.

In this episode, she breaks down:

• Why self-funding creates a ceiling most founders don’t notice
• The funding options that actually make sense for service-based businesses
• Why grants are one of the most overlooked (and accessible) starting points
• How to think about money as leverage, not pressure or validation
• And how to follow through on applications without getting stuck or avoiding them

If you’ve ever felt maxed out, stuck at the same level, or like growth depends entirely on you pushing harder, this will probably hit.

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Connect with Kat:

DM the word “GPT” on Instagram to get Kat’s free capital calculator, designed to help founders determine how much to raise and what type of capital is best for their stage: https://www.instagram.com/iamkatweaver/

Apply to work with us: https://powertopitch.com/apply/

Find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katweaver

 P.S. Losing work because the admin layer around your business can't keep up with you? Invisible Systems is a 90-day done-for-you sprint where I (Skye) extract the processes from your head, build the operating layer, and find the right person to run it. Six spots left at the founding price, book a call at invisiblesystem.co