About We Live to Build
We teach founders the networking playbook of 8+ figure operators through raw interviews, a proven growth framework, and hands-on fundraising support.
The Problem
Most founders grind in isolation, pitch to the wrong investors, and never learn how the top 1% actually build their networks. The playbook exists, it's just never been taught clearly.
Our Approach
We interview 7–9 figure founders about what's really going on behind the revenue, distill their patterns into a 5-stage networking flywheel, and help startups raise their next round.
The Results
Founders who apply the flywheel build stronger networks, raise capital from investors who actually write checks, and grow businesses that compound over time.
Who We Are
We Live to Build was founded by Sean Weisbrot, an entrepreneur with 12+ years in business who scaled a podcast to 235,000+ subscribers by doing something simple: asking real founders real questions and actually listening.
After 300+ raw and uncomfortable conversations with founders doing 7–9 figures, Sean distilled the patterns into a repeatable framework: the Business Networking Flywheel. Five stages that compound on each other: presence, intention, curiosity, connection, and growth.
Alongside the content, we run a fundraising advisory practice for AI startups raising $5M+ rounds, helping founders sharpen their story and get in front of the investors who actually write checks. Our approach has contributed to over $100M in value generated across the companies we work with.
What We Actually Do
Three ways we help founders build and grow.
Work with Sean
Book a 1-on-1 call with Sean to sharpen your networking strategy, investor story, or go-to-market approach.
Book a CallStartup Fundraising
For AI startups raising $5M+ rounds. We sharpen your story and make high-conviction introductions to active VC/FO.
Raise More300 Lessons Book
300 hard-won lessons distilled from 300+ founder interviews. This is the playbook I wish I had when I first got started.
Get the BookWhat We Stand For
The principles behind everything we create.
Radical Self-Awareness
Real growth starts from within. We teach founders to understand their patterns, strengths, and blind spots before trying to build anything.
Real Relationships
The best deals, investors, and opportunities come through authentic relationships. We teach you how to build them.
Unfiltered Truth
Our interviews go where most podcasts won't. Real numbers, real failures, real lessons from founders doing 7–9 figures.
Compounding Growth
There is no finish line. Each revolution of the flywheel deepens your skills, expands your network, and compounds your results.
Giving Back
Building a business is only meaningful if it creates value beyond the bottom line. That's why one of my core missions is to donate $50,000 every year to
Pencils of Promise.
Pencils of Promise is a nonprofit that partners with communities in Ghana, Guatemala, and Laos to build safe, engaging schools, not just structures, but environments where children can genuinely learn. They combine school construction with teacher coaching programs and clean water delivery, creating lasting change that compounds across generations.
Their model resonates deeply with me. They don't parachute in and disappear. They work alongside communities the same way great networking works: by showing up consistently, understanding what people actually need, and creating value that outlasts any single transaction.
Education is the ultimate networking flywheel. One additional year of schooling increases earnings by 10%. Girls who go to school are more likely to make their own life choices. Entire families are lifted out of poverty when a child learns to read.
My goal is to donate $50,000 per year to Pencils of Promise, and to use this platform to encourage others who are building businesses to think about the impact they can make beyond their own walls.
Network
Before
You Need It
How I generated $15M for my businesses and $100M+ in value for my network.
Network Before You Need It
How I created $100M+ in value for my network
and earned $15M for my own businesses.
Delivered as 6 lessons I learned from experience as an entrepreneur.
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