Founders and Fundraising
How Do You Know What Investor Feedback Is Valuable?
You’re going to get tons of feedback from investors when you pitch your startup. The problem is, a lot of the feedback you get will lead you in the wrong direction, and actually hurt your chances of getting funded. So what are you, the CEO, supposed to do with the feedback you get? In today’s…
Read MoreThe 9 Tips You Need To Know Before Raising Your Series A
“Just visit ten investors,” my friend Dave said to me. “If no one is interested, then you should just move on.” Dave is a dear friend, a mentor, and, at the time, a VC. Usually his advice is spot on. However, this was one time I just couldn’t agree with his advice. [Do you want…
Read MoreWhat Is The Best Strategy For You To Impress Investors?
“You should have seen the look on Gill’s face,” Barry, the Chairman of the Board of my company said to me. He was telling me about sitting in on a pitch to our lead investor’s fund. “Gill gave me this look about five minutes into the pitch,” Barry said, laughing. “He just wanted this thing…
Read MoreHow Can You Make Your Pitch Stand Out?
Whether you realize it or not, you’re in a competing against hundreds of other startups, inside and outside your industry, for funding. So the question is how can you make your pitch stand out? In today’s video, I’ll share with you four tips that will help your pitch and pitch deck stand out from the…
Read MoreMake It Easy For Investors To Understand Your Startup
It’s really tempting when you’re raising money to try and hide key issues and weaknesses about your company from potential investors. In a word, don’t. Because you’ll live to regret it if you do try and hide things from potential investors. Let me propose a different strategy. Instead, you should try and make it really…
Read MoreWhen Does Your Startup Need Be Profitable?
I really respect Steve Blank. He’s got a great view of startups, venture capitalists, and the startup ecosystem as a whole. Plus, he’s viewed as the Godfather of the lean startup movement, so what’s not to like? Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. Blank, 68, has been around…
Read MoreA Huge Market Is A Red Flag To Your Investors
“We’re going after a huge market,” “Giuseppe*,” said to me. “It’s around $1.5 trillion!” “Really,” I said skeptically. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. “Yeah,” Giuseppe said, “And the best part is we don’t even need to get one percent of the market to be successful!” “Walk me…
Read MoreHow Do You Prepare For A Possible Merger?
“You look very tan,” I said to “Jason” during our Zoom update. “How was your vacation?” Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. “The vacation was great,” he said. “The weather was a perfect 80 degrees every day with a slight breeze off the ocean. We had a really…
Read MoreHow Do You Validate Your Startup Idea In One Hour?
One of the biggest mistakes you can make as an entrepreneur is not validating your startup idea. The problem is that testing your startup idea supposedly takes too much time. However, that’s just not true. In this video, I’ll show you how, in seven simple steps, you can validate your business idea in less than…
Read MoreHow Do You Create A Clean Cap Table?
Creating a clean, easy to use capitalization table is a must have when you’re working with potential investors. But, if you’ve never created a cap table before, what exactly does a clean cap table look like? I’ll walk you through the steps in this video. I hope you like it. Do You Want To…
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