Greg Moran

Multi-Exit Founder & CEO, Advisor, Investor, Board Member | Posting daily insights to help you scale to $100m+. Host - The Founder’s Journey Podcast

Author of The Adaptive Innovator | Creator and Host, Scaling Across Borders | Founder | Investor | Founder Coach

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I’ve been a founder for most of my adult life, from glass-walled boardrooms in New York and Pali Alto to coffee-stained coworking tables in Kosovo and Delhi. Not because I planned it that way, but because I could never quite shake the pull of building something from nothing.

In my early years, I chased growth at all costs. The pace was relentless, the stakes high, and the wins… like realizing a bottled-up vice for the first time. You knew it was staying with you, for better or worse. I built and exited multiple companies, including two at nine-figure valuations.

It looked great on the outside, but inside? I was riding a bull that was kicking my ass.

Building a company is like taking off in a plane you’re still bolting together mid-air. The only goal at first? Get enough distance between you and the ground so when shit goes wrong … and it will … you’ve got time to respond before the ground rushes up to meet you.

If you’re not intentional, that ground gets closer a lot faster than you think.

That realization changed everything.

Today, I’m still building, but on my terms. I help founders scale with freedom: keeping their vision intact, owning their time, and leading teams built on trust and durable systems, not constant fire drills.

I do that through:

-> Evergreen Mountain Equity Partners — investing in and advising values-aligned companies.

-> Outsorcy — an AI-first, decentralized talent platform helping companies scale global teams smarter.

-> Scaling Across Borders — a docuseries capturing the unfiltered stories of entrepreneurs building in overlooked markets worldwide.

-> My book, The Adaptive Innovator — a playbook for leading with clarity and adaptability in an unpredictable world.

I post founder-to-founder insights here daily … from scaling a remote team across time zones to navigating your first big exit … so follow along if you want the real playbook, not the highlight reel.

The world’s best founders aren’t all in Silicon Valley … and I’m here to prove it.

-> More at GregMoran.me

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Chief Executive Officer (Interim)

At Conquer we are making selling smarter through our enterprise sales enablement platform. Our comprehensive solution combines automation, advanced analytics and AI-driven insights to empower sales teams and drive revenue growth. 

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Enjoyable Entrepreneur (4x) | Venture Partner | CEO | Chairman | WBAF Senator (G20) | Inventor | Speaker | Founder of Quantum Business Thinking™ | I help selected startups to streamline fundraising and boost valuation.

Is there a repeatable system for becoming investable?

After 15 years as Founder, CEO, and VC investor, I engineered Fundables OS™ to turn fundraising chaos into a scalable system. We enforced the four pillars of a winning round: Investor Fit, Narrative, Signals, and Conversion.

Background (proof):
▪️4x founder
▪️Venture Partner at Network.VC (100+ portfolio investments)
▪️Raised over $20 million in multiple rounds across several companies
▪️Invented the world's first FDA-cleared wrist wearable monitor
▪️Multiple industry awards

What I believe:
▪️Fundraising is not "pitch better." Its goal is to reduce decision risk.
▪️The raise-and-chase loop kills momentum.
▪️ Readiness beats persuasion.

I write about (what you'll see in my posts):
▪️Investor decision psychology (conviction, bias, risk reduction).
▪️Narrative that survives the IC (internal champion enablement).
▪️Signals that de-risk the round (traction, proof, authority, social proof).
▪️Conversion mechanics (cadence, momentum, "yes" engineering).
▪️Deal architecture (round structure, terms, data room readiness).

Example frameworks I publish: "The 7 Investor Conviction Levers", "The Internal Champion Package", "The Signals Stack."

Fundables OS™ (4 phases):
▪️Calibrate investor fit and Readiness
▪️Engineer narrative, data, and deal structure
▪️Signal traction that attracts the right investors
▪️Convert interest into committed capital

If you're building toward your next raise, start with a simple benchmark: the Fundability scorecard/diagnostic: https://dr-leon-slidakq8.scoreapp.com/

www.leoneisen.com

Leon Eisen, PhD - Founder, VC, Fundraising Coach

As we wrap 2025, here are 6 end-of-year lessons I’d tattoo on every founder’s calendar (so 2026 feels very different):

1) The 3-Brain Pitch
Investors feel first, then justify.
Do this: open with a crisp “why now” + credibility, then bring the numbers.

2) The Five-Forces Audit
Fundability isn’t one thing. It’s a system.
Check: Dynamics, Narrative, Deal Architecture, Capital Planning.
Fix the weakest force first (usually process control).

3) The OPI Scoreboard (Offer Power Index)
Momentum is measurable.
Do this: track “yes/no” signals like: parallel meetings, weekly updates, references ready, counsel ready, close window defined.

4) Parallel Outperform Serial
One-by-one investor meetings = slow death by “let’s circle back.”
Do this: run investors in overlapping waves so time pressure is real.

5) The Weekly Update That Compounds
Updates aren’t “nice.” They create commitment.
Do this: one metric, one win, one milestone, one next step, one ask—every week.

6) IC Enablement (Sell Through the Partner)
Your job isn’t to “convince a partner.”
It’s to arm them to win the internal debate.
Do this: pre-answer the objections their IC will raise.

If you apply these, 2026 gets simpler:
➟ More “next steps,” fewer ghostings
➟ Faster cycles (weeks, not quarters)
➟ Cleaner terms because you’re choosing, not chasing

And on a human note: Happy Holidays!!!

Take the break. Hug your people. Let your brain reset, and your company will benefit.

♻️ Repost to help others!

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Leon Eisen, PhD

Fundability for Seed–A Founders | 4x Founder, VC Investor & Advisor upgrading founders into investor-trusted leaders | Creator of Fundables OS™

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