Subject: For the Solo Founder. The Faith-Driven Builder. The One Still Standing.

Hey founder, 

Let this be a reminder today — you’re not behind.

You’re right on time.

Whether you’re building with a co-founder or going it alone…

Bootstrapping your way to product-market fit…

Juggling faith and uncertainty…

Or breathing life into a vision that feels just out of reach…

You’re not the only one.

This week, we celebrated that truth. Let me catch you up:

1. Solo founders are thriving 

We shattered the myth that you need a co-founder or VC to grow.

In 2024, 38% of bootstrapped startups are solo-led — up from just 22% in 2015.

From Mailchimp to True Classic Tees, it’s clear:

→ Customers can be your greatest investors.

→ Focus beats funding.

→ Sales beats storytelling.

Your faith, your vision, and your grind? That’s your startup engine.

2. The 7 stages of the buyer (and investor) journey 

You don’t close customers or investors by skipping steps.

→ You guide them.

Awareness → Understanding → Interest → Respect → Trust → Budget Buy-in → Timing

Master this journey, and your win rate soars.

Social media is the new funnel. Your content is the silent salesperson.

3. Founders who wait on God to act — when He’s already empowered them to move 

We don’t pray for the computer to turn on.

We turn it on — and get to work.

God already gave you the command. The anointing. The assignment.

Now execute.

4. Why startups really fail 

It’s not lack of passion.

It’s lack of pipeline.

→ No customers? No cash.

→ No customer acquisition playbook? No oxygen.

We don’t fund startups until the RevOps system is dialed in.

Persistence without strategy is just noise.

5. We’re still in the miracle business 

From training the jobless to leading a global venture studio —

We’ve always been about water-to-wine miracles.

God called us to equip the 1%.

To scale faith-driven startups from idea to impact.

And we’re not stopping.

6. We started Startup Church 

A space for founders and investors to get real, go deep, and gather weekly.

We remove the masks, talk about what’s actually hard, and build each other up.

Thursdays at 10AM MST. Join us.

As you go into this next week… 

Don’t forget:

→ God didn’t call you to sit still.
→ He called you to build.
→ He called you to lead.
→ He called you to move.

And when you do it with Him — miracles follow.

You’ve got what it takes.

Now go build.

See you next Sunday, 

Gerald Duran, Managing Partner
CanaGlobal

P.S. If you haven’t already, check out the Elevate Startup Incubator. Applications are open for Cohort 7, and this might just be your moment! 🌱

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