153. Time Between Fundraises is Growing
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.
September 18, 2023
The VC Minute - Tag: Fundraising Basics
A beginner-friendly guide to raising a seed round and launching your startup fundraising journey.
150. Don’t Take Venture Capital
One of the best pieces of advice Abby got: seriously evaluate if your business actually needs venture capital.
September 14, 2023
148. Questions to Ask VCs
Do you want industry expertise or operational experience from investors? Write out what you want before you start fundraising.
September 13, 2023
147. Warm Intros Only
Personalized, forwardable emails that your connections can send along will unlock doors to new investors.
September 12, 2023
146. Two More Investor Trick Questions
Where are you in the process? What’s your valuation expectation? Abby provides guidance on answering both of these trick questions.
September 12, 2023
145. Intro + Trick Question
Watch out for these VC “trick questions.” How you answer will impact how far you get in their process.
September 11, 2023
143. Staying Top Of Mind
Staying top-of-mind with investors bends recency bias in your favor. Here are four ideas.
September 8, 2023
141. Pattern Matching & Recency Bias
VC’s are pattern matching all the time and recency bias can really put its thumb on the scales when it comes to decision making. Do you best to understand the patterns, especially the recent ones.
September 6, 2023
140. Pre-Seed or Seed? Which Are You?
When founders ask me whether they should be targeting pre-seed or seed, I have three clarifying questions.
September 5, 2023
138. Build Your Network Before Fundraising
If you don’t have a network of investors, start building that network now, before you need to fundraise.
August 11, 2023
137. Prepare Follow Up Materials In Advance
So much of fundraising can be made easier by some advance work. One of the critical pieces are the follow up materials.
August 10, 2023
135. Fundraising Friends
“Fundraising Friends” is a great way to get unfiltered advice throughout your fundraise process. Hear how Neha did it.
August 9, 2023
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