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What’s up everybody! Another episode of Antifragile and joining us today is Albert Santalo. He is a computer scientist, Internet entrepreneur and angel investor. Albert has founded CareCloud, Avisena, and is currently Founder/CEO of 8base. I think grit is probably the number one thing an entrepreneur has to have With the passion of designing products and building companies, Albert shares his experiences and his key strength being an entrepreneur. He mentioned the critical challenge of fundraising and shares some interesting stories when building his companies. As he said, when it comes to raising money, grit is one thing that entrepreneurs should have. Stay tune as Albert shares on how he became a creature of faith in facing different make-it-or break moments in his career and listen to Albert’s tips on how to persevere on fundraising. Episode Quotes "I like to go after something that has a significant competitive mode around it" "Raising money is a complicated thing. It's not about great salesmanship necessarily by itself" "I think grit is probably the number one thing an entrepreneur has to have" "I became a creature of faith and that thinking has driven the rest of my career" "Try to learn from other people's mistakes as much as you can rather than your own" Listen to Learn 00:20 Getting to know Albert Santalo04:00 Albert's key strength as an entrepreneur07:47 The critical role of fundraising at the beginning of a company10:54 Untold make-it-or-break-it moments as a founder13:26 Importance of having "grit" as an entrepreneur16:53 Advice on how to persevere on fundraising21:00 Recommended resources for founders22:32 Rapid Fire Questions