raise and what you intend to do with those funds. we look forward to seeing all some of your pitches and all of you on the show. here with the top tip to help your business grow is cereal entrepreneur audi williams founder and owner of dc home buzz, a real estate roqbrokerag firm in washington, d.c. you see things from the investor side and built two companies successfully yourself. congratulations. thank you. what s something you learned as you started your companies and now own these two sizable companies? well, so the what i have learned is that being an entrepreneur is very lonely place, and one of the things that has been really, really helpful is finding a tribe. so the tip that i have for other entrepreneurs is try to find a tribe with people who understand your language, who you can commiserate with, who can be supportive and candid with you, not a network, you re not trying to gain their business, you re trying to have them be a peer
support group. sometimes you need someone to vent to or ask advice of that isn t totally business, it s not how do i market this thing, but i was up at 4:00 in the morning, this what is i m worried about, make me feel better about it. being an entrepreneur is a 24-hour thing, it s part of your identity but you re a family member, mother, sister, wife, trying to find people who understand that you don t just go to work from 9:00 to 5:00. be honest with and let down your guard with which you can t always do when trying to get business with them. exactly with us is brad, the founder and ceo of scout ventures. i think something that happens, we ve all done it, we have a product and think it s a fabulous idea and we put it out there and it fails. and the reason why is because you did not get customer feedback before you launched your product. and i think that s the most important thing is to go out there and actually get feedback
what you intend to do with the funds. we look forward to looking at your pitches and seeing some of you on the show. here with the top tip to help your business grow is audi williams. she s the fonder and owner of d.c. home buzz. good to see you. thank you for having me. you see things from the investor side, and you ve built two successful companies. what s something you learned as you started your comnies and now own these sizable companys? what i have learned is that being an entrepreneur is a lonely place, and one of the things that has been really helpful is finding a tribe. the tip that i have for other entrepreneurs is to try to find a tribe of people who understand your language, who you can commiserate with who can be candid and supportive. not a network. you re not trying to gain their business. you re trying to have them be a peer support group. that s a good idea.