7 Truths Across Venture Investing Stages
Must-know tips to managing venture capital funds, portfolio construction, and determination of fund size.
The Myth of Equal Startup Cofounders
When I first got a job in venture as a Managing Director at Techstars, I loved meeting founding teams with...
Founders Guide to the Secondary Stock Sale
Secondary stock sales have become an increasingly popular mechanism for rewarding the founders who achieved significant growth in their business...
8 Myths of Pre-Seed Venture Investing
Alex Iskold shares some insights he has picked up over the last seven years writing checks at Techstars NYC and...
A Fair Pricing Model for Pre-Seed Rounds
The idea is essentially to raise the capital in tranches using multiple valuation caps, to minimize founder dilution, and to...
Opportunities in 2020 and beyond: APIs, Genomics, Communities, Video and good old SaaS
2048 Ventures Managing Partner Alex Iskold shares some insights into what he is looking at from an investment standpoint in...
6 Scenarios For Raising Capital Amidst the Growing Uncertainty
History tends to repeat itself. We have good times and not so good times. The market is cyclical. With the...
How to Run a Series A Fundraising Process
We take a look at how to run a tight Series A process to help you get multiple competing term...
Why Customer Network is the Next Big Thing That Every Startup Needs to Master
2019 was the year when VCs and startup founders soured on paid acquisition. Contrary to what most thought a few...
5 Building Blocks for Your Customer Acquisition Machine
The one article you need to read to learn everything you need to know about reducing your customer acquisition costs.