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Everyone Needs to Know Who the Villain Is - Not Just the Hero

Neil Tanna made a critical mistake in his early fundraising: he focused on the hero, not the villain. As founder of Howbout (6 million users, 150 million events, backed by VCs and the Sidemen), Neil learned that investors don't care if you can articulate who your hero is. They need to know who the villain is. The hero makes no sense without the villain. Early on, Howbout focused too much on their solution without making the problem crystal clear. They were brilliant at describing what they built. Not so brilliant at explaining why it mattered. What you'll discover: Why the villain matters more than the hero in your messaging How Neil's villain evolved from "scheduling pain" to "losing touch with friends" What happens when users use your product differently than you intended How to pitch the same business to US VCs vs European VCs Why you need to define your ethos, not just your vision and mission What "right to win" actually means and how to articulate it How to target the Chief Friendship Officer in every friend group Why focusing on everyone means focusing on no one How celebrity investors like the Sidemen change distribution What to do when your product messaging isn't landing TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 03:00 - From lawyer to founder 08:00 - The early messaging mistake 12:00 - Targeting the CFO growth hack 18:00 - Pitching to US vs European VCs 24:00 - How the villain evolved 30:00 - When users redefine your product 36:00 - Celebrity investors and distribution 40:00 - Defining your ethos and right to win Neil also shares how they went from Instagram memes to video, why Gen Z shares everything (including when they're on their period), and the specific question he's asking himself today about refining their villain.