Eli Navarro said Stackpine was profitable and would never need to raise; six weeks later he announced a Series B with gratitude to his new partners.
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Fictional demo · Runway Radio
Default alive club
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Jules Okonkwo00:36:27–00:36:39
Every founder this year claims default alive. Show your work.
Eli Navarro00:36:41–00:36:58
March was our first profitable month, April was better, and the bank balance goes up now.
Eli Navarro00:37:00–00:37:25 · Selected passage
We're default alive. Profitable since March, and we will never need to raise again. That word, never, I'm using it on purpose.
Jules Okonkwo00:37:27–00:37:36
Never is a word VCs love to hear founders use.
Eli Navarro00:37:38–00:37:47
Let them hear it. We're done dilution shopping.
Jules Okonkwo01:01:50–01:01:58
Any scars from the early days worth showing?
Eli Navarro01:02:00–01:02:21
Revenue-based financing nearly killed us in year one. Cheap money is never cheap, it just bills you later.
Jules Okonkwo01:02:23–01:02:32
What would you tell a founder signing one today?
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Recorded in the fictional scenario
Apr 27, 2026
Published in the fictional scenario
Apr 29, 2026
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Jules Okonkwo00:56:31–00:56:41
Big week for Stackpine. Tell people what happened.
Eli Navarro00:56:43–00:56:58
We closed thirty million to go faster in a market that suddenly rewards fast.
Eli Navarro00:57:00–00:57:27 · Selected passage
Our Series B gives us the firepower to keep compounding, and I'm grateful to our new partners at Foundry Row for believing in the vision.
Jules Okonkwo00:57:29–00:57:38
Six weeks ago in that chair the word was never.
Eli Navarro00:57:40–00:57:57
And the opportunity that showed up in week three doesn't care what chair I said it in.
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Recorded in the fictional scenario
Jun 8, 2026
Published in the fictional scenario
Jun 10, 2026
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People, shows, companies and statements in this demo are invented. No original recording or external source link is included.