Tom McLeod on Startups, Tech, and Creative Financing | Ep 93
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Tom McLeod on Startups, Tech, and Creative Financing | Ep 93
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Tom McLeod isn’t your typical founder or investor.
He bootstrapped a SaaS to 100k users, built a League of Legends app used by millions, sold it to Tencent, and now backs businesses at the intersection of identity, community, and cashflow. Think: car clubs, not cloud infra.
In this episode of Seed to Harvest, Tom breaks down:
• The 3 founder archetypes he’s seen across cycles
• Why he hires founders (even though they always leave)
• What he learned going from bootstrapped to venture-backed
• How he thinks about underwriting non-venture-scale returns
It’s a fresh take for anyone rethinking capital models or scouting overlooked operator talent.
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Email- Tom@saltwater.com
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