A beginner-friendly guide to raising a seed round and launching your startup fundraising journey.
Sunny looks at VC as a game, one that has rules. You can still choose to play with people good people, but know that they have objectives that may not be the same as yours.
Sunny shares his lesson on how he would choose investors.
Starting out as a consulting business was a great way to learn what customers wanted, but caused problems as the other founders didn’t want to give up the consulting work.
Should you back off of the business to fundraise for 3 months, or can you accomplish more by spending 4 months heads-down growing the business?
Pick three weeks to block out just for initial investor meetings to create a tight feedback loop.
Should you back off of the business to fundraise for 3 months, or can you accomplish more by spending 4 months heads-down growing the business?
Before you send a single email, build a list of 200+ target VCs. Here are four sites you can use for free.
There are 14 weeks between now and Thanksgiving. If you don’t have a term sheet by then, you’re not going to get one until Q1 next year.
In fundraising, the end of June is a lot like the end of November. If you don’t have a term sheet on the table, you’re not going to get one in the next month.
Despite not having a network of wealthy people that could invest in his startup, Tom built that network himself, leveraging service providers, LinkedIn, and highly customized emails.
What to say when asked about your valuation expectations. And don’t forget to negotiate valuation!
Avoiding some common financial pitfalls can help with both cash flow and fundraising.
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