As fundraising constricts, investor-friendly terms come out. Understand the effect these terms have on you and your company, as well as the effects of stacking SAFEs.

Founders, whatever you think it’s going to take you to raise this funding, it’s probably going to take longer. So, begin those conversations earlier than you think you need to.

Founders are always going to add value, no matter how big or small the check size is.

Rescripted has over 60 Angels on its cap table. How did they do it? Networking “like a crazy person.”

One of the best pieces of advice Abby got: seriously evaluate if your business actually needs venture capital.

Your team is also watching your company valuation.

Do you want industry expertise or operational experience from investors? Write out what you want before you start fundraising.

Personalized, forwardable emails that your connections can send along will unlock doors to new investors.

Where are you in the process? What’s your valuation expectation? Abby provides guidance on answering both of these trick questions.

Watch out for these VC “trick questions.” How you answer will impact how far you get in their process.