Maxim Atanassov

Future Ventures: Scaling with Clarity

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Future Ventures: Clarity at Scale is the podcast for founders, operators, and investors who are building companies worth owning for the long term — and who need to think clearly about capital, structure, strategy, and growth to get there. Each episode cuts through the noise around scaling: how to structure a deal, how to position a business for institutional capital, how to build operational leverage without losing control, and how to make the high-stakes decisions that compound in value long after the moment has passed. Hosted by Maxim Atanassov — a four-time founder and the Managing Partner...

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Maxim Atanassov

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Charles Cormier — Inside the New Founder Playbook | Future Ventures Podcast Ep. 004 01.04.2026 23:06

Send us Fan Mail EP004 — Charles Cormier on Systems, Cold Email, and Why Most Founders Get Fundraising Wrong Charles Cormier is a founder who doesn’t wait for permission. As CEO of RaasRocket and founder of GTM Ventures and the Podbuyer podcast network, he’s learned that fundraising today is just as much about the systems you build as the people you know. In this episode, he sits down with Maxim...

Oded Agam — The NextLeap Ventures Model for Deep Tech Investing | Future Ventures Podcast Ep. 005 01.04.2026 1:02:46

Send us Fan Mail Oded Agam | NextLeap Ventures — Deep Tech Investing, the Intel AI Miss, and Building Innovation Ecosystems Oded Agam is one of those rare investors who has actually built what he now funds. With 35 years spanning Israeli startups, Fortune 50 strategic planning at Intel, and early-stage deep tech investing through NextLeap Ventures, Oded brings an operator's lens to every deal...

Paul Claxton — From Combat Tours to Term Sheets: Paul Claxton on Founders, Capital, and AI | Future Ventures Podcast Ep. 003 30.03.2026 1:04:29

Send us Fan Mail From Combat Tours to Term Sheets: Paul Claxton on Founders, Capital, and AI Guest: Paul Anthony Claxton, Managing Partner, Digerati Investments About This Episode Paul Anthony Claxton didn't follow the usual route into venture capital. He served four combat tours in Iraq as a United States Marine — including leading a command intelligence center where he observed the early da...

David Kofoed Wind- From EdTech Exit to AI Agents: Scaling on Your Own Terms | Future Ventures Podcast Ep. 001 30.03.2026 55:59

Send us Fan Mail From EdTech Exit to AI Agents: Scaling on Your Own Terms with David Kofoed Wind Guest: David Kofoed Wind ·(Founder of Agentwork) David Kofoed Wind has accomplished what most founders only talk about — building two companies from scratch , taking them through Y Combinator , scaling them responsibly without overextending on headcount , and selling one of them. He's a mathemat...

Ray Fitzpatrick — Why Most Startups Don't Get Funded (And What to Do About It) | Future Ventures Podcast Ep. 002 30.03.2026 48:43

Send us Fan Mail Ray Fitzpatrick, Founder & CEO, Profitual Ray Fitzpatrick spent ten years writing checks to startups as Director of Investments at NBIF — New Brunswick's pre-seed venture capital fund — and observed the same issue recurring across hundreds of companies. Founders excelled at developing products but struggled to grasp their own finances. This wasn’t due to laziness, but b...