# Money Changes the Deal with Geoffrey Kent Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/strategic-thinkers-7084986/money-changes-the-deal-with-geoffrey-kent Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/strategic-thinkers-7084986/money-changes-the-deal-with-geoffrey-kent.md Podcast: [Strategic Thinkers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strategic-thinkers-7084986) Published: 2026-02-26T18:55:40+00:00 Episode link: https://thestrategicthinkers.com/it-wasnt-the-market-with-michelle-mitchell-1 Audio file: https://downloads.pod.co/04d5e244-a42c-4f9c-bee3-7d56eb61ffa3/3206612f-996b-49ba-890a-53595509f2d8.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/strategic-thinkers-7084986/episodes/money-changes-the-deal-with-geoffrey-kent Duration seconds: 4863 ## Resource Most entrepreneurs think funding is about growth. It’s not. It’s about risk — and misunderstanding that can quietly cost you time, leverage, and credibility. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN Insight 1 — Why funding is never a one-time event (and why that changes how you prepare) Insight 2 — The hidden risk of talking to the wrong investors Insight 3 — How urgency destroys leverage in funding conversations Insight 4 — Why misunderstanding the process can damage your business before you ever sign a deal #StartupFunding #EntrepreneurMindset #BusinessStrategy #RiskManagement #SmartMoney Take the free Business Blind Spot Calculator™ Identify the structural weaknesses that could quietly limit your growth before you try to scale. https://seanmatkinson.com/business-blind-spot-calculator/ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/strategic-thinkers-7084986/episodes/money-changes-the-deal-with-geoffrey-kent/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/strategic-thinkers-7084986/money-changes-the-deal-with-geoffrey-kent.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.