David Brown Only Wants You to Fund Raise

🧵 Techstars says “Give First.” But here’s what David Brown told one of my clients:

“Your only job is raising money. That’s it.”

Let’s unpack that. 👇

1. This wasn’t in a pitch workshop. It wasn’t about managing a round.

This was the message from the top: your worth is based on how much capital you can bring in — not your vision, not your traction, not your team.

2. What does that signal to a founder?

• Ignore your product.

• Ignore your health.

• Ignore red flags — just chase checks.

3. This is the same system that ghosted her when she pushed back with what she actually saw her responsibilities as.

4. “Give First” was always a pitch deck slogan.

This is the actual operating philosophy:

Extract first. Protect the brand. Silence dissent.

If David Brown wants to clarify, he’s welcome to. But this happened — and I’ve got more.