Whistler, CA · Angel
Russ Heddleston
Co-Founder, CEO
Latest rounds
- LittlebirdSeed · $11MMar 2026
BacksCollaboration ToolsAISoftware
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- 1
- Led
- 0
- Disclosed
- $11M
- Active
- 2026
LittlebirdSeed$11MUSJoined · +6 investors
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Filings
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundRuss HeddlestonPromotersince 2022
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How Running Out of Money Made DocSend a $165M Success w/ Russ Heddleston
WithRuss Heddleston
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Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction of Russ Heddleston (0:40) Russ Heddleston's early career and founding Docsend (2:02) Microsoft internships and Maru Networks experience (4:38) Ideation and approach to selecting startup ideas (6:54) Docsend's challenges and pivots (10:11) Struggles with… More on the show's page
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311. Founding DocSend, Creating a Winning PLG Motion, and Data From 1000's of Pitch Decks (Russ Heddleston)
WithRuss Heddleston
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Russ Heddleston of Dropbox joins Nick to discuss Founding DocSend, Creating a Winning PLG Motion, and Data From 1000's of Pitch Decks. In this episode we cover: Can you tell us a bit about your background and your path to founding DocSend? How did you think about the PLG strategy for DocSend?… More on the show's page
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DocSend CEO Russ Heddleston on pitch deck insights, leaning into criticism & more | E1161
WithRuss Heddleston
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Check out DocSend: https://www.docsend.com Check out DocSend's Fundraising Network: https://www.docsend.com/fundraising-network FOLLOW Russ: https://twitter.com/rheddleston FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis More on the show's page
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Investor Stories 235: What's Next (Tamaseb, Ebinger, Heddleston)
MentionsAli TamasebJonathan EbingerRuss Heddleston
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ali Tamaseb Jonathan Ebinger Russ Heddleston Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. Did you miss… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 231: Lessons Learned (Paxhia, Wilkins, Heddleston)
MentionsEmily PaxhiaRuss Heddleston
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Emily Paxhia Tony Wilkins Russ Heddleston Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. Did you miss our guests full length episodes? For other… More on the show's page
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a16z Podcast: When Organic Growth Goes Enterprise
MentionsAndrew ChenMartin CasadoRuss Heddleston
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with Martin Casado (@martin_casado), Andrew Chen (@andrewchen), Russ Heddleston (@rheddleston), and Hanne Tidnam (@omnivorousread) What happens when the bottoms up, organic growth usually associated with consumer companies starts to go.... enterprise? Part of our continuing podcast series (you can… More on the show's page
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