216. What You Can and Can’t Control
There’s so much in fundraising that you cannot control. Focus on what you can control and it will help what you can’t control fall into place.
April 12, 2024
The VC Minute - Tag: Fundraising Basics
A beginner-friendly guide to raising a seed round and launching your startup fundraising journey.
215. Mental Game of Fundraising
By making fundraising into a game, you can change your mindset around it.
April 11, 2024
214. Time-wasting VCs
Advice to founders to avoid time-wasting VCs: ask in the first call if a fund is actively investing.
April 10, 2024
209. Send the Update!
Consistently sending investor updates maintains awareness, opens opportunities for serendipitous introductions, and demonstrates transparency about the company’s progress and challenges.
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April 3, 2024
208. Honing Your Target Customer
Focusing on a well-defined target customer profile is crucial for rapid growth and investor confidence.
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April 2, 2024
206. Lessons Leading: Why Most Venture Funds Don’t Lead
Ever wonder why so few funds lead? There are real risks for a small fund.
March 22, 2024
204. Lessons Leading: The Business Agreement And Back To Relationships
Coming back around to the first lesson, the relationship between the founder and lead VC is the most important part of the whole process.
March 20, 2024
202. Lessons From Leading My First Round: Relationships & Lawyers
This past December, SpringTime Ventures led a complicated priced equity round. It was the first round that I ever led and I learned a ton of lessons. The first two are that the relationship between the lead VC and the founder is the single most important thing. Second, have great lawyers who know the unknowns.
March 18, 2024
201. It’s Supposed To Be Hard
“Knowing that it is supposed to be hard is oddly freeing because it kind of alleviates that feeling of, oh, so and so makes it look so easy.”
March 15, 2024
200. Liz’s Fundraise Process
The best fundraisers run a process. It’s no surprise that Liz has a rigorous for building and executing her fundraise.
March 14, 2024
199. The Deck Stands Alone
Your pitch deck should be able to tell the story without voiceover. VCs are going to send it around externally and internally at a fund. Everyone needs to understand it without you presenting it.
March 13, 2024
198. Master Three Pitches
To grow your skill in fundraising, master these three pitches: elevator pitch, the hero story, and your fit in greater market.
March 12, 2024
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