The Flowlie Times #61
Smarter Investor Meetings, Hiring Without Funding, How to Make a Minute Cheaper, Meet MCP, Running Season & a VC You Should Know
Welcome to The Flowlie Times!
🤖 NEW: Investor Meetings & Sentiment Analysis
How does it work?
Keep track of your investor meetings, and finally get clarity on all the things that were said and left unsaid. The key features are:
Meeting tracker: Not sure when you last spoke with Rachel at Insight Partners? Or what the call was even about? Head to your Investor Meetings tab – you’ll see who joined, what was discussed, type of the call and when it happened.
Sentiment Analysis: Get a quick snapshot of what was discussed, what caught the investor’s attention, and what might be holding them back.
To-Do List: See exactly what investors need from you, turn insights into action, and make sure nothing slips through the cracks.
Calendar Density: See how your investor outreach is trending. This feature highlights whether you're keeping up the momentum or losing steam, so you can course-correct before it becomes a problem.
These features give you space to reflect after the call, spot patterns across conversations, and show up more prepared for the next one.
🎤 July Webinar: Solving the Startup Dilemma: Getting Funded to Hire vs. Hiring to Get Funded
Investors want a strong team before they write a check – but how do you hire without the money?
Join Ray Gibson (Founder of Funded.club) and Vlad Cazacu (Ex-VC, Co-founder & CEO of Flowlie) as they unpack the startup hiring/fundraising paradox and share proven strategies founders have used to get it right.
❓Why you should care:
→ 90% of startups mistime their hiring
→ Bad team slides quietly kill deals
→ Learn how to attract A-players before your Series A
📍Online | Wednesday, July 9 | 3pm ET
Walk away with a clear hiring roadmap, fundraising alignment tips, and real data on what makes investors lean in.
More about Funded.Club
Funded.club empowers startups with a blend of AI-driven tools and expert human support, helping founders streamline hiring, fundraising, and strategic decision-making.
🧑🏻💼 Smarter Hiring
Funded.club helps startups build high-performing teams with true startup DNA. Their approach reduces cost-per-hire by up to 70% and improves long-term retention. They also match top talent with fast-growing, well-funded companies.
💨 Faster Fundraising
With professional pitch deck reviews, personalized coaching, and targeted investor introductions, Funded.club enables startups to accelerate their fundraising process and stand out in a competitive market.
📈 Predictable Success
Through their partner Predict.ventures, founders get access to 15,000+ data points that forecast startup success with 96% accuracy.
Funded.club supports founders so they can focus on building great products.
Learn more here 👉🏼 https://funded.club
Things we loved this month:
1️⃣ OpenAI Charges by the Minute, So Make the Minutes Shorter by
This article covers an interesting way to make your OpenAI transcription minutes go faster and save a coin that way. It delves into the technique of speeding up audio files before sending them to OpenAI's transcription models. By reducing the actual duration of the audio, you directly cut down on the billed minutes and associated token costs, without significantly sacrificing transcription quality.
2️⃣ 99% of Developers Don't Get MCP
Extremely well-done explanation, complete with diagrams & examples, showing why MCP servers were invented and precisely how they function. Check it out:
3️⃣ Running with The LAB Miami
The Flowlie team is getting active – we kicked off running season with The LAB Miami, one of the city’s original coworking spaces and a longtime home for founders, creatives, and tech builders.
Today, The LAB continues to bring the Miami startup community together, and we’re excited to be part of that energy. If you’re in town, join us for our monthly run. Jog, stretch, plunge, snack – good vibes only.
VC you should know about – Founders Fund
If you care about the next wave of breakthrough tech, keep your eye on Founders Fund. This VC firm is famous for bold, early bets on game-changers like SpaceX and Palantir, and they’re still backing the most ambitious founders today.
Here are three of their most recent headline investments:
Anduril: Led a $2.5B round in defense tech, writing a record $1B check.
Ramp: Led a $200M Series E for this fast-growing fintech, now valued at $16B.
Neuralink: Joined a $600M round for Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface company.
Have a great week,
Ariana from Flowlie