068. VP of Investor Relations
Fundraising is a function of your job as a startup CEO. If you don’t do it at the seed stage, you’re going to suck at it the Series A and beyond.
March 22, 2023
The VC Minute - Tag: Common Mistakes
Avoid the most frequent fundraising and startup pitfalls with practical tips for founders.
067. Finish the Thought
One of the things that I see founders trip up on all the time is they get going and they are a runaway train.
March 21, 2023
066. Negative Signaling
If you keep going back to the same investors with the same story and without significant progress, it’s a negative signal. You need to cross those investors off of your list.
March 20, 2023
Season 1 Compilation, Part 2
VC Minute is quick advice to help startup founders fundraise better. This is Part 2 of the Season 1 complication, covering Episodes 26-50.
August 18, 2022
Season 1 Compilation, Part 1
VC Minute is quick advice to help startup founders fundraise better. This is Part 1 of the Season 1 complication, covering Episodes 1-25.
August 17, 2022
048. Building Investors’ Confidence In You
SpringTime’s Allyson Plosko shares three things that erode investors’ confidence in founders, and actionable steps that you can take for each to build, rather than erode, confidence.
August 10, 2022
044. Dribs & Drabs
Another fundraising red flag is the “dribs and drabs” round. With this, you don’t know if you’ll have enough capital to make those key hires or fully execute your growth plan, so your growth suffers.
August 4, 2022
040. Series A in 6 Months
I asked my teammates for their least favorite thing to hear from startups and it’s, “six months after this seed round, we’re going to raise a Series A.”
July 29, 2022
038. Conservative
Don’t say your pro forma financials are “conservative.” They are complete fabrications! And that’s OK.
July 27, 2022
037. Bridge Round
If you call your funding round a “Bridge Round” it puts you in a defensive position. Listen to today’s #VCMinute for what you should say instead.
July 26, 2022
036. Talking About Exits
This week I’m covering things NOT to say to investors, starting with… exits. Talking about an exit strategy at the seed stage is ridiculous.
July 25, 2022
030. Just Send the Deck
Wrapping up the week with great advice from @sabakarimm – don’t email people asking if you can send them the deck, just send them the deck. That’s the purpose of it. Send it!
July 15, 2022
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