--- title: Need Funding? Maybe You Just Need a Strategic Business Partner description: Aaron Walker of View from the Top, Iron Sharpens Iron Mastermind, helping ordinary men to become extraordinary, talks with Matt Fortnow about having a strategic business partner and much more. --- [sdd](http://www.viewfromthetop.com/) # Aaron Walker Podcasts ## [Need Funding? Maybe You Just Need a Strategic Business Partner](https://www.isibrotherhood.com/podcasts/need-funding-maybe-you-just-need-a-strategic-business-partner) Posted by [Aaron Walker](https://www.isibrotherhood.com/podcasts/author/aaron-walker) on Jan 7, 2019 8:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In this View from the Top Podcast, we have Matt Fortnow as guest. Matt is one of the guys who put fantasy sports on the Internet. He and his friends created the official fantasy sports games for NFL, MLB, CBS SportsLine, and several others. In 1999, Matt and his friends sold their company to CBSsports for eight figures.  **Highlights from This Episode:** ● How is Matt's Peers app coming along? ● How does Peers actually work? ● What is Matt's favorite memory? ● Matt is a huge Red Sox fan! ● It's always great to root for the underdog and then see them come back to the top! ● How did Matt get into consulting entrepreneurs and startups? ● Strategic business partners can greatly boost your business and you won't have to give up any equity! ● How did Matt know he had something special when he was putting fantasy sports online? ● Vet your idea with a group of close friends. ● Never give up! Click [HERE ](http://viewfromthetop.libsyn.com/026-need-funding-maybe-you-just-need-a-strategic-business-partner-instead-with-matt-fortnow)to listen to the full episode. 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