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Is It the Jockey or the Horse?

Mar 8, 2019 By Dave Berkus

Early stage investors have been arguing over this for years. Do they bet on the entrepreneur (jockey) or the business idea and plan (the horse)? This is serious stuff. If you are looking for money, this question will certainly come up in one form or another when you approach professional or organized angel or VC […]

Filed Under: Finance, Working with Investors Tagged With: Developing an Idea, Investors, Team

Investors, Your Board, and You: Who Controls Strategy?

Feb 8, 2019 By Dave Berkus

You’re building a company from your vision and a passion, and lots of people are going to tell you that you have this or that wrong, and that it just won’t work. Business plans rarely survive market contact The truth is that very, very few early business plans survive in a form completely recognizable when looking […]

Filed Under: Working with Investors Tagged With: Investors, Strategy

7 Pitfalls to Watch Out for When Funding Your Small Business

Jan 18, 2019 By Philip Piletic

Remember that you’re going to make mistakes while running your business. It’s okay to make a few mistakes. But most financial mistakes are the results of lack of financial knowledge or poor planning. Here are the most common pitfalls to avoid when securing funding for your small business. Choosing the Wrong Business Partner Not choosing […]

Filed Under: Funding a Startup Tagged With: Cash Flow, Funding, Investors, Partners

Take Advantage of the Good Times to Build Stakeholder Loyalty

Dec 7, 2018 By Dave Berkus

Loyalty is a hard-earned commodity. There are several times when stakeholder loyalty is tested to the limit. For employees, a late or missed payroll is the ultimate test of corporate loyalty, divorced even from an employee’s ability to make do without a paycheck. For investors, a subsequent down round at a lower valuation than the […]

Filed Under: Best Practices Tagged With: Employees, Investors, Loyalty

6 Guidelines for Proper Responses to Investor Queries

Oct 31, 2018 By Marty Zwilling

Entrepreneurs looking for investor funding often fail to realize that all money comes with strings. For example, if you have watched the Shark Tank TV series, you probably noticed that the Sharks always ask the entrepreneurs for their intended “use of funds.” Those who respond with one of the wrong answers, such as “I want […]

Filed Under: Working with Investors Tagged With: Funding, Investors, Setting Goals

The 3 Phases of a Tech Startup

Jul 25, 2018 By Steve Owens

Most tech startups go through three phases: 3Fs, Seed and VC/Scale. Understanding these stages, and the objectives for each, is an important factor in strategy development and decision making. Not understanding the stage you’re currently in is one of the most common reason tech startups fail to move forward, or worse, fail. The Three Phases: […]

Filed Under: Funding a Startup Tagged With: Fundraising, Investors, Mistakes, Startup, Technology

6 Common Misconceptions About Angel Investors

Jul 20, 2018 By Tim Berry

The question on Quora was “What do investors ‘get’ that other people don’t?” I answered that question from the point of view of angel investors, specifically … not just investors. 1. Some of the healthiest businesses are not good investments Many people think that a good business makes a good investment. The truth is not […]

Filed Under: Working with Investors Tagged With: Angel Investors, Growth, Investors

5 Steps to Due Diligence on Your Potential Investors

Jul 13, 2018 By Marty Zwilling

Even though the color of their money is always green, all startup investors are not the same. Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to get a funding offer that they neglect the recommended reverse due diligence on the investors. Taking on equity investors to fund your company is much like getting married—it is a long-term […]

Filed Under: Working with Investors Tagged With: Due Diligence, Investors

3 Key Components of Successfully Raising Funding

Jun 29, 2018 By YEC

Not all companies should raise (or need) venture capital to succeed. As scholar and former VC Dileep Rao points out, “The reality is that most ventures do not qualify for venture capital and never will.” However, a highly scalable business shouldn’t necessarily avoid seeking capital. In fact, many successful companies have grown to fruition because of it. Ultimately, your company’s […]

Filed Under: Funding a Startup Tagged With: Funding, Getting Started, Investors

4 Ways of Successfully Scaling Your Global Startup

May 16, 2018 By Sam Makad

There are over 214 global startups that claim to have attained the coveted “unicorn” status—meaning they’ve reached a billion-dollar valuation. Becoming a unicorn may not be the end goal of all entrepreneurs, as some may have a moon-shot in mind and some may be in the game merely to solve a problem. Regardless, having the […]

Filed Under: Operations Tagged With: Growth, International, Investors

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