{"podcast":{"title":"How I Raised It - The podcast where we interview startup founders who raised capital.","slug":"how-i-raised-it-the-podcast-where-we-interview-startup-founders-who-raised-capital-62943","podcast_index_feed_id":62943,"rss_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:388437987/sounds.rss","website_url":"http://www.foundersuite.com","image_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-000424362582-9oa92v-original.jpg","author":"Foundersuite.com - software for raising capital","episode_count":321,"summary":"Produced by Foundersuite.com, makers of the leadi…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T10:17:56.053303+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-i-raised-it-the-podcast-where-we-interview-startup-founders-who-raised-capital-62943"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 311 How I Raised It with Stephen Schenk of Stapelstein","slug":"ep-311-how-i-raised-it-with-stephen-schenk-of-stapelstein","published_at":"2025-10-13T17:56:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-i-raised-it-the-podcast-where-we-interview-startup-founders-who-raised-capital-62943/ep-311-how-i-raised-it-with-stephen-schenk-of-stapelstein","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-i-raised-it-the-podcast-where-we-interview-startup-founders-who-raised-capital-62943","url":"https://soundcloud.com/user-2586856/ep-311-how-i-raised-it-with-stephen-schenk-of-stapelstein","audio_url":"http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2189417347-user-2586856-ep-311-how-i-raised-it-with-stephen-schenk-of-stapelstein.mp3","summary":"Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for emerging manager VCs: www.fundingstack.com), \"How I Raised It\" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with with Stephan Schenk of Stapelstein, a Berlin-based creator of colorful stacking stones and balance boards for open-ended play that encourages movement, balance, and creativity. Learn more at https://stapelstein.com/ In this episode, we explore how the Company has built a successful business in a high-cost market (Germany) while adhering to high eco standards, why Stephan decided to buyout his early investors and convert the company into a \"steward-owned\" business (similar to Patagonia) to better align with its mission, how he deals with cheap knockoffs, copycats and clones, the unique ROI attributes of raising capital for a steward-owned business, and more. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $21 Billion since 2016. If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com. If you are a VC, venture studio or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com","meta_description":"Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for emerging manager VCs: www.fundingstack.com), \"How I Raised It\" goes be…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2624,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-i-raised-it-the-podcast-where-we-interview-startup-founders-who-raised-capital-62943/episodes/ep-311-how-i-raised-it-with-stephen-schenk-of-stapelstein/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-i-raised-it-the-podcast-where-we-interview-startup-founders-who-raised-capital-62943/ep-311-how-i-raised-it-with-stephen-schenk-of-stapelstein.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}