Episode #
How We’re Raising Money for SingleBrain (The Clean Story for VCs)
July 16, 2026

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Eric and Neil go behind the scenes on raising for SingleBrain: building a clean story for VCs, what the numbers have to say, and how to position a services-plus-software narrative. They cover conference networking that actually compounds, managed revenue agents as a new service line, and why creators are becoming real channel partners that drive B2B pipeline, not just awareness.

Key takeaways
◾VCs buy a clean story before they buy the numbers
◾Managed revenue agents are a new service line
◾Creators are becoming channel partners, not just reach

Chapters
00:00 Raising for SingleBrain
08:49 A clean story for VCs
12:19 Conference networking strategy
13:11 Managed revenue agents
20:32 Creators as channel partners

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