Jake Thomsen's guest appearances

Jake Thomsen

Fits + Starts

Faith Driven Entrepreneur

Faith Driven Investor

Frank Chen

Peter Greer

Randy Alcorn

Jon Erwin

Todd Wagner

Pete Ochs

Chip Ingram

Sue Alice Sauthoff

Christeen Rico

Pete Kelly

Ron Blue

Tim Keller

Kwami Williams

David Platt

Aimee Minnich

OwlTail

Today’s episode features one of the great thinkers in the FDI community talking about a topic that, well, frankly none of us like talking about. And that is “how to say no.” No investor can say yes to every deal that crosses their desk (nor should they!), but learning how to say no is a uniquely acquirable skill. Today, Jake Thomsen of Sovereign’s Capital is back after talking to us about Fundraising 101. He’s here to walk through some of the practices he incorporates in situations where he has to say no, and how these tips might serve you. 

Today’s episode features one of the great thinkers in the FDI community talking about a topic that, well, frankly none of us like talking about. And that is “how to say no.” No investor can say yes to every deal that crosses their desk (nor should they!), but learning how to say no is a uniquely acquirable skill. Today, <a href="https://www.faithdriveninvestor.org/bios/jake-thomsen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jake Thomsen</a> of Sovereign’s Capital is back after talking to us about Fundraising 101. He’s here to walk through some of the practices he incorporates in situations where he has to say no, and how these tips might serve you.

Episode 51 - How to Say No with Jake Thomsen

We're so grateful for the feedback that we've received from so many of you, the encouragement you've shared, and the questions you've asked. And today, we're going to attempt to answer one of those questions. Fundraising is such a critical part of the entrepreneurial journey. It can be scary and uncertain and overwhelming at times, but it's, quite literally, a part of the job. So, we're going to talk to Jake Thomsen who is a Partner at Sovereign's Capital leading the venture practice, which means he is interacting with entrepreneurs all the time, so he knows what works, what doesn't, and he's going to share with us a bit of both...

We're so grateful for the feedback that we've received from so many of you, the encouragement you've shared, and the questions you've asked. And today, we're going to attempt to answer one of those questions. Fundraising is such a critical part of the entrepreneurial journey. It can be scary and uncertain and overwhelming at times, but it's, quite literally, a part of the job. So, we're going to talk to <a href="https://www.faithdrivenentrepreneur.org/bios/jake-thomsen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jake Thomsen</a> who is a Partner at <a href="https://sovereignscapital.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sovereign's Capital</a> leading the venture practice, which means he is interacting with entrepreneurs all the time, so he knows what works, what doesn't, and he's going to share with us a bit of both...

Episode 138 - Fundraising 101 with Jake Thomsen

Guest host Jake Thomsen explains the real meaning of great operations / processes. John tries (and fails) to apply economic ideas to his personal life. Daniel blows everyone's mind with some mysticism. And then Jake settles a long-standing debate about the Protestant Work Ethic! Hit us up on Twitter! Fits and Starts - @fits_and_starts Daniel - @dcoulbourne John - @johnrudolphdrex Special Guest: Jake Thomsen. Links:  Jake Thomsen | LinkedIn Overcast Fits and Starts: 5: Closing the Gap Music | Twice Adapted Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript | TED.com and that's why you always leave a note - YouTube Marginal Benefit and Marginal Cost Opportunity cost - Wikipedia The Denial of Death - Wikipedia Phallic architecture - Wikipedia Donald Trump’s Math Takes His Towers to Greater Heights - The New York Times Pascal on Our Addiction to Distraction | TGC Telos (philosophy) - Wikipedia Blaise Pascal - Wikipedia James K. A. Smith - Wikipedia Martin Luther - Wikipedia Protestant work ethic - Wikipedia Fits and Starts: 0: Episode Zero Stakeholder theory - Wikipedia Work–life balance - Wikipedia Sabbath - Wikipedia John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories - Wikipedia Revealed preference - Wikipedia Open-source software - Wikipedia Simulation hypothesis - Wikipedia Why Elon Musk says we're living in a simulation - YouTube 

Guest host Jake Thomsen explains the real meaning of great operations / processes. John tries (and fails) to apply economic ideas to his personal life. Daniel blows everyone's mind with some mysticism. And then Jake settles a long-standing debate about the Protestant Work Ethic! Hit us up on Twitter! Fits and Starts - @fits_and_starts Daniel - @dcoulbourne John - @johnrudolphdrex Special Guest: Jake Thomsen. Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakethomsen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jake Thomsen | LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="http://fitsandstarts.fm/closing-the-gap" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fits and Starts: 5: Closing the Gap</a></li> <li><a href="https://twiceadapted.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Music | Twice Adapted</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action/transcript?language=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript | TED.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNZsWIzEhP4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">and that's why you always leave a note - YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.investopedia.com/exam-guide/cfa-level-1/microeconomics/marginal-benefit-cost.asp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marginal Benefit and Marginal Cost</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_cost" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Opportunity cost - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Denial_of_Death" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Denial of Death - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phallic_architecture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phallic architecture - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/nyregion/donald-trump-tower-heights.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donald Trump’s Math Takes His Towers to Greater Heights - The New York Times</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/justintaylor/2010/07/08/pascal-on-our-addiction-to-distraction/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pascal on Our Addiction to Distraction | TGC</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telos_(philosophy)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telos (philosophy) - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Pascal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blaise Pascal - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_K._A._Smith" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James K. A. Smith - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Martin Luther - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_work_ethic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Protestant work ethic - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="http://fitsandstarts.fm/episode-zero" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fits and Starts: 0: Episode Zero</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stakeholder_theory" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stakeholder theory - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work%E2%80%93life_balance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work–life balance - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbath" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sabbath - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revealed_preference" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Revealed preference - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Open-source software - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_hypothesis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simulation hypothesis - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0KHiiTtt4w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why Elon Musk says we're living in a simulation - YouTube</a></li> </ul>

12: Clearing Up Mindspace (with Jake Thomsen)