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In TechCrunch’s Build Mode podcast, Puzzle founder and CEO Sasha Orloff discusses lessons from building companies and raising $1 billion. The episode highlights why founders need to understand their business’s financial reality, warning that messy data, misunderstood metrics and delaying fundraising can hurt leverage, valuation and even a term sheet.

TTechCrunch 2026-08-20 16:34