Business Plan
Embrace Change or Miss Out On Money — 5 Trends to Know in Venture Capital This Year
The VC landscape is changing, and successful investors will be the ones who embrace the change and move with it.
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Business Accounting
Want to Raise Money? Ignore These 3 Sources of Conventional Wisdom
Entrepreneurs often turn to the same sources of conventional wisdom to improve their odds in the fight for venture capital dollars. Entrepreneurs need to abandon the shackles of conventional wisdom and strive to create unique pitches.
By Liam Gill
Building a Business
10 Reasons Your Capital Raising Strategy Is Failing
Have your capital-raising efforts been unsuccessful? Here are a few key areas you need to focus on.
Business Funding
A 5-Step Survival Guide to Fundraising for a Niche Industry
Raising investment rounds in these tumultuous times is like navigating a storm. Founders have to be especially thoughtful when it comes to crafting a pitch that will keep their company sailing straight.
Business News
$27 Billion Up in Smoke – That’s How Much Cash the 3,200 Startups That Failed This Year Had Raised, Says PitchBook
There were a string of high-profile startup failures in 2023.
Building a Business
How to Stand Out to Both Investors and Customers When Launching a Startup
How to prepare your B2C startup for the fundraising process.
Thought Leaders
How to Think Like an Investor When Preparing Your Pitch Deck
Here are some places to start if you are trying to raise money from a global or local VC firm.
Building a Business
Bootstrapping vs. Seeking Venture Capital — How to Decide the Best Avenue for Your Business
Funding your idea is one of the most crucial aspects of getting your business off of the ground. But what's the best option between bootstrapping and seeking venture capital?
Building a Business
How I Bootstrapped to $100 Million Without Venture Capital Funding
How I grew my business without any VC funding — and how you can, too.
By Joy Gendusa
Thought Leaders
How Startups Can Weather the VC Funding Winter
Here's what startups must focus on to triumph in the VC winter.
Thought Leaders
5 Things Your Pitch Deck Needs to Include for VCs to Consider Investing in Your Company
If you're looking for VC funding, you need to understand what investors are looking for in a company before they decide to invest. Here are five things your pitch deck should include.
Building a Business
Why Venture-Backed Startups Are Losing Speed — and Creative Ways to Earn Funding in Challenging Economic Times
In recent years, there has been a noticeable decline in the number of venture-backed small businesses. However, there are still several ways to secure funding.
Thought Leaders
How I Raised $2 Million Without Knowing Any Venture Capitalists
Without having built a network of VCs, I successfully raised $2 million in six months by using the strategies I outline in this article.
Business Funding
How to Harness the Power and Money of a Crowd Through Crowdfunding
You don't have to be rich, succumb to ever-growing interest rates, run the risk of your bank collapsing or use your house as collateral to build a franchise. All you have to do is find the right crowd.
By Kenny Rose
Business Branding
Why a Good Venture Capitalist Has a Personal and Business Brand
Let's explore the tangible benefits of personal and business brand leadership services and examine how they fit into the venture capital operations and model.
By Jon Michail
Business Funding
How to Raise Funds as a Startup in a High Interest Rate Market
Traditional bank loans may not be the best option for startups. Entrepreneurs need to consider these alternatives to secure the funding they need to launch their business.
Human Resources
3 Ways for Women Tech Founders to Secure Funding
New research identifies strategies to help women access the startup capital they need to grow.
By Carolyn Rodz
Thought Leaders
What Does the Venture Capital Due Diligence Process Look Like? Here Is Your Step-by-Step Guide.
Venture capital firms typically follow a due diligence process when evaluating potential investment targets. This is a step-by-step explanation of it prepared by a seasoned venture capitalist.
Business Accounting
How Startups and Investors Can Thrive in the Current Economic Environment
Despite the bad news in today's economic environment, startups must refine their business strategy, and VCs must take advantage of less competition to invest.
By Anis Uzzaman
Building a Business
Here’s How to Build a Successful Tech Startup Without Taking a Dime
As investors lower valuations and tighten purse strings in a down economy, here are a few lessons I've learned in building and scaling a successful tech business without outside capital.
Business Funding
Startup Founders: Don’t be Afraid of an Old-Fashioned Loan to Fund Your Business
Over the last few years, the idea of taking on debt versus raising equity capital was anathema to most founders, given how freely venture capital flowed. But debt is a viable and safe alternative to VC funding. Here's why.
Thought Leaders
The 7-Item Checklist You Need Before Launching Your Seed Round
By ensuring you fulfill these checklist Items, you will be closer to getting the funding your startup needs
Thought Leaders
VCs Are Missing Out on New, Innovative Ideas. Here’s Why (and What They Can Do About It).
There are numerous opportunities to disrupt the market by investing in new innovative ideas while challenging the norms of technology investing.
Business Funding
4 Crucial Indicators To Know Before Seeking Venture Capital Funding
Are you thinking of raising VC money in this environment? Ask your marketing team for these four crucial indicators before pitching.
By Bryan Karas
Thought Leaders
4 Pitfalls of Raising Venture Capital and How to Avoid Them
There are four common pitfalls entrepreneurs fall into while raising venture capital. Here are a few tips on how to avoid them.
By Eric Ashman
Building a Business
You Don’t Need VC Funding to Grow Your Startup. Here’s How to Turn Customers Into Investors.
Only time will tell whether today's downturn and VC hesitancy is fleeting. Either way, there's no reason to stagnate.
By Rob Lubow
Business Accounting
Businesses Need More Women Investors. Here’s How That Can Happen.
Female investors who share knowledge and guidance with other women founders will improve the likelihood of success and return for the investors.