Ring Founder Jamie Siminoff: What Founders Should Know Before Raising Money | E196

In Search Of Excellence · Nov 5, 2026 · 1h 14m

Fifty meetings with venture capital firms. Not a single yes.

Before Jamie Siminoff founded Ring, that was his reality while trying to fund an earlier company. Then a New York Times story helped him raise $5.7 million—and he discovered why having too much money can create problems of its own.

In Part One of my conversation with Jamie, we get into questions founders ask me every day: How do you get in front of investors? Do you need a co-founder? Is a PR firm worth the money? And how much capital should you actually raise?

Jamie takes me back to cleaning horse stalls before school, selling…