Send us a text Tom McLeod isn’t your typical founder or investor. He bootstrapped a SaaS to 100k users, built a League of Legends app used by millions, sold it to Tencent, and now backs businesses at the intersection of identity, community, and cashflow. Think: car clubs, not cloud infra. In this episode of Seed to Harvest, Tom breaks down: • The 3 founder archetypes he’s seen across cycles • Why he hires founders (even though they always leave) • What he learned going from bootstrapped to ve...

Seed to Harvest

Paige Finn Doherty

Tom McLeod on Startups, Tech, and Creative Financing | Ep 93

APR 24, 202562 MIN
Seed to Harvest

Tom McLeod on Startups, Tech, and Creative Financing | Ep 93

APR 24, 202562 MIN

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Send us a textTom McLeod isn’t your typical founder or investor.He bootstrapped a SaaS to 100k users, built a League of Legends app used by millions, sold it to Tencent, and now backs businesses at the intersection of identity, community, and cashflow. Think: car clubs, not cloud infra.In this episode of Seed to Harvest, Tom breaks down:• The 3 founder archetypes he’s seen across cycles• Why he hires founders (even though they always leave)• What he learned going from bootstrapped to venture-backed• How he thinks about underwriting non-venture-scale returnsIt’s a fresh take for anyone rethinking capital models or scouting overlooked operator talent.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog - https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog -  https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter -  https://twitter.com/paigefinnnConnect with Tom 🌱💜Email- [email protected] Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/tmcleod/?hl=enTwitter- https://x.com/tmcleod3?lang=enSupport the show