Don’t Let Outside Funding Kill Your Startup Passion
One of the myths I often hear as an advisor to many entrepreneurs is that their lifestyle would somehow be ...
Tag: Funding
6 Places to Find the Right Investor for Your Startup
One of the biggest myths I have found in the entrepreneur community is that every startup needs one or more ...
How to Absolutely, Positively Get Seed Funding Every Single Time
TL; DR Only serial founders with strong domain knowledge and track records and traction get funded quickly. For most founders raising a ...
How to Take Money From Friends and Still Be Friends
No easy to way to handle this one but here are some tips and best practices...
Why You Should Never Sleep with a VC on the First Date
You’ve heard the age-old adage, “Taking money from a VC is like getting married.” It’s true. The average company exit—whether ...
5 Excuses Aspiring Entrepreneurs Use to Put Off Starting Their Career
If you constantly focus on what “could” go wrong, you’ll never take your business off the ground. Do you want ...
How to Get What You Need As A Founder
I have many conversations with founders that start with “I need…” “I need to raise money.” “I need to hire ...
You Don’t Understand How Startup Investing Works
Yeah, I said it. Reading all of the media and press about startups, their capital raises and sky-high valuations, just ...
Right Entrepreneurs in the Right Place Get Funded
I strongly believe that investors invest in people before they invest in a business plan or an idea. But I ...
Mastering the VC Game: How to Raise Your First Round of Capital
Jeffrey Bussgang, General Partner of Flybridge Capital Partner and Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, talks about how to become ...