The conversations most
advisors won't have.
Honest, unfiltered conversations with founders, investors, and platform leaders about what it truly takes to build startups. Hosted by HelloAdvisr CEO, Ed Lee.
No theory. No fluff. Just the real lessons.
Every guest on Margin for Error has been in the room where hard decisions get made. We talk about bootstrapping when capital is scarce. VC decision-making behind closed doors. Growth strategies that worked — and the ones that didn't.
The lessons most people learn the hard way, shared so you don't have to.
Hosted by Ed Lee, Founder of HelloAdvisr and author of The Last Mile of Trust. New episodes bi-weekly.
Recent conversations worth your time.
See all episodes →Payabli built the payments infrastructure vertical SaaS platforms have been waiting for. After raising $60M and processing tens of billions in volume, they share why the future of payments belongs to the platforms, not the legacy processors.
Listen now →Duro is GitHub for hardware teams — centralising CAD files, supply chain data, and manufacturing workflows. Michael shares how he bootstrapped when no VC would invest, survived COVID supply chain chaos, and rebuilt the product from scratch to be AI-native.
Listen now →With a close rate nearly 50x the industry average, Jasmine breaks down the fundraising engine most founders never build — from the first hook that keeps investors clicking, to the data room that closes the deal.
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