Building a Business
Pitching Luxury Tech? Investors Don’t Get It. Here’s How to Change That.
Most VCs don't speak the language of premium consumer experiences. Here's how to translate.
Funding
Business Accounting
The Financing Game Has Changed. Here’s What Lenders Want to See Now.
In a tighter credit environment, lenders aren't underwriting growth stories — they're underwriting survival.
Building a Business
Investor Expectations Have Changed. Here’s What Founders Need to Know Now.
As investor expectations shift, founders must move beyond surface-level growth and focus on revenue quality, disciplined listening and trust to build businesses that truly last.
Business Funding
Investors Don’t Fund Your Startup — They Fund the Narrative in Their Heads. Here’s How to Control It.
Investors don't evaluate companies from scratch; they rely on fast pattern recognition. If your company gets categorized wrong early, it can quietly kill your chances before the real conversation even starts.
Business News
Chicken or the Egg? Why We Need to Rethink Data and Funding in Startups
Raising capital while still building the data needed to validate an idea is often one of the biggest hurdles for start-ups.
Business Funding
I Was Rejected By Over 100 Investors Before I Finally Got a ‘Yes’ — These Are the 5 Fundraising Truths Every Entrepreneur Needs to Hear
The rejections are not the obstacle — they are the curriculum. And if you pay attention, they can teach you more about your business than any accelerator program or startup playbook ever will.
By Vishal Vivek
Business Accounting
Most Founders Think Debt Is Risky and Equity Is Safe. Here’s Why That Belief Is Costing Them.
Debt first isn't aggressive. It's disciplined.
Business News
OpenAI Just Raised a Record-Breaking $122 Billion to Build an ‘AI Superapp.’ Here’s What That Means.
The AI company pulled in $122B, making its valuation $852 billion as it generates $2 billion in revenue per month.
Business News
HeartRock Partners, Alec Shankman’s Creator-Focused Firm, Closes Seven-Figure Investment Round
The infusion gives the business capital to scale its vision in the creator and consumer-product space.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
OpenAI Just Raised a Record $110 Billion. Here’s What Happens Next.
Amazon led with $50 billion while Nvidia and SoftBank each contributed $30 billion to the historic funding round.
Business Funding
Think You Can’t Grow Without a High-Profile Investor? Here’s How I Built an 8-Figure Business Without One.
Got rejected by investors? Your company isn't doomed. Here's why you might actually be better off.
By Mike Feazel
Building a Business
Not All Money Is Good Money — Why the Wrong Investor Is More Dangerous Than Running Out of Cash
Why the wrong capital can cost founders far more than it helps — and how to recognize the difference before it's too late.
Building a Business
These Friends Used a ‘Nerve-Wracking’ Strategy to Start a Business Selling a Home Essential — And It’s Surpassing $100M in Revenue
Adam Bedford and John Fanelly put one foot in front of the other to bring their business to life.
By Amanda Breen
Building a Business
How We Out-Innovated Industry Giants on a Modest Budget — and How You Can Do the Same
When we couldn't outspend the biggest companies in our industry, we found another way to compete.
By Mike Feazel
Business Funding
How I Raised $1 Million in Just 6 Weeks — and What I Learned Along the Way
Fundraising, when done right, becomes the fastest way to evolve your narrative, your model and your strategy.
By Alex Levkin
Building a Business
How I Won Over Investors and Raised $1.5 Million Without a Network or Experience
I didn't have a co-founder, prior exits or a deep-pocketed network. I still raised a $1.5 million seed round. Here's how I positioned my pitch to win.
Business Accounting
The Smart Funding Strategy That Accelerates Growth While Protecting Your Cash Flow
Learn how this asset-backed funding approach helps businesses acquire essential tools, preserve working capital and drive growth.
Business Funding
I Spent $160,000 of My Family’s Savings to Bootstrap a Startup — Here’s What No One Tells You About Funding
Every dollar counts, and you quickly learn to focus on paying customers and measuring ROI before chasing vanity metrics.
Business News
How This 2-Year-Old AI Startup Just Hit a $6.6 Billion Valuation
Lovable raised $330 million just months after its last funding round, proving that "vibe coding" tools for non-programmers are the next big thing.
Building a Business
You Can Use Kickstarter to Build a Multimillion-Dollar Business. Here’s Advice From 5 People Who Did It.
The crowdfunding platform has raised more than $9 billion for projects — and yours could be next.
By Amanda Breen
Business Accounting
The Quiet Revolution Making Business Ownership More Attainable Than Ever
The next generation of deal-makers isn't waiting for a fund; they're building one, fraction by fraction.
Business Funding
52 Emerging Investors Who Want You to Pitch Them Now
In this exclusive list for Entrepreneur,
AngelList identified emerging early-stage investors who have a great track record and love working closely with founders.
Building a Business
Most Founders Obsess Over Their Pitch — and Overlook What Actually Gets a ‘Yes’
When investors go quiet, it's not always your idea that's to blame.
By Charles Sims
Business Funding
Your Guide to Tapping Foreign Venture Capital — Without the Headaches
This playbook reveals four actionable strategies for founders to protect and maximize the value of international investments, turning potential financial vulnerability into a competitive advantage.
By June Yuan
Business Funding
This Business Got 30 Million Views on TikTok — Is It Worth Millions of Dollars?
On the new episode of "Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch," contestants find out what really matters to investors as they battle it out in the boardroom.
Business Funding
‘That’s Insulting!’: Watch the Pitch That Got Investors Hot
On the new episode of 'Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch,' find out what investors want to hear — and don't want to hear — in the boardroom.
By Dan Bova
Business Accounting
Private Debt Can Be a Powerful Growth Tool — If You Use It Wisely. Here’s What Founders Need to Know.
Private debt is on the rise as a powerful alternative financing option for entrepreneurs, but it comes with risks that can't be ignored.
By Oleg Tsyura