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In Magic 8 Ball with Melissa and Micaela, RevUp Capital’s Melissa Withers and Micaela Kamp dig into the messy reality of early-stage investing and biz building when the rules are changing faster than the playbooks. These quick-fire convos are an honest window into the decisions, tradeoffs, and hard truths they’ve learned after a decade working across 70+ companies. There are no easy answers, and when they can’t figure it out, the Magic 8 Ball has the final say. More About RevUp Capital RevUp Capital invests in B2B and B2C companies that are revenue-driven and ready to double down on growth. We deploy cash and capacity to help companies grow from $1-3M to $10-30M, quickly and efficiently, using a revenue-based model. Companies enter our portfolio with $500K-$3M in revenue, a strong growth rate, and a team that’s ready to scale. Our typical investment range is $300K-$500K. More at www.revupfund.com
Unknown Host hosts Magic 8 Ball with Melissa and Micaela, a general show with 10 episodes published.
Conventional wisdom holds that investors must choose between profit and purpose. Aim for impact or returns. We built RevUp to do both. In this episode, we riff on what impact means at RevUp and why pursuing purpose along
Show notesNo one listens to a logo. Founders are under incredible pressure to build founder-forward visibility and content whether they like the spotlight or not. Thanks for nothing, AI. In this episode, M&M explore the authentici
Show notesCutting the wrong corners to save cash kills companies. In this episode, we stare into the abyss of what happens when a company "skimpwrecks" itself into oblivion. When it comes to building authenticity in the age of AI,
Show notesWhen founders feel stuck, their first instinct is to crave speed. But moving faster in the wrong direction will only make matters worse. In this episode, we go hard on what happens when founders confuse momentum with ali
Show notesMost founders think experimenting is what you do when something breaks or you don’t know which way to move. In this episode, we dive into why building an experimentation engine—one that hums with activity all the time— i
Show notesMost founders are taught to think about capital as a single decision — raise or don't raise. In this episode, we break down why that framing is a fallacy. We riff on what a real capital strategy looks like and how a poor
Show notes"Capital efficient" gets tossed around like word salad. What does it actually mean? In this episode, M&M break down why being broke and being capital efficient are not the same thing and how getting it wrong can kill a c
Show notesWhen we talk about early stage funding, the “Equity vs Non-Equity” debate comes fully loaded: choose once, choose wisely. This manufactured conflict is a false binary. Nearly all companies use multiple kinds of capital a
Show notesWhat separates founders who skillfully navigate uncertainty from those who get stuck? Micaela Kamp knows: curiosity. Not as just a personality trait, but as a discipline. In this episode, we break down how asking better
Show notesIn this episode, M&M go down the rabbit hole on the shrinking half-life of everything. Change is nothing new. But never has the utility of a model or framework been so short lived. Business models, tech models, value del
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