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Business Funding

Shark Tank’s Mr. Wonderful Advises Moving Faster and Shedding Debt This Year

Kevin O'Leary sees interest rate rising and China's economy rising. He advises companies to get more productive.

By Marc Wayshak

Building a Business

6 Tough and Timeless Startup Lessons

By Ankit Oberoi

Business Funding

Augmedix, the Google Glass App for Medical Data Entry, Raises $16 Million

By Carly Okyle

Building a Business

5 Qualities VCs Look for in Your Startup Team

By Tx Zhuo

Building a Business

The Year in Startup Funding (Infographic)

A snapshot of how entrepreneurs found funding for their companies in 2014 and which industries attracted the most dollars.

By Carly Okyle

Business Accounting

Super Angels Answer the Prayers of Startups Starved for Funding

A new class of investor with the agility and vision that VCs seem to have lost are investing in hundreds of promising young companies.

By Martin Zwilling

Building a Business

Staying Out of the Shark Tank: What To Consider When Choosing Investors

Here are a few tips to make your experience with investors a positive one that provides a boost to the business.

By Paul Mandell

Building a Business

How One Woman Got Past the No’s and Landed VC Funding

Female entrepreneurs, take note.

By Elizabeth Segran

Tech

4 Reasons Not to Confuse Early-Stage Money for Success

The rigors of bootstrapping your startup shape company culture, compel innovation and keep control where you want it, in your hands.

By Jan Verleur

Business Operations & Logistics

How to Make Your Cash and the Investor’s Patience Last Until You’re Profitable

Ask investors for more than you think you need, because you're probably optimistic, and spend slower than you planned, because you're a realist.

By Martin Zwilling

Building a Business

Founders: When Fundraising, Ask for More Than You Think You’ll Need

To preserve equity, fight for a higher valuation rather than paring back much-needed cash.

By Sam Hogg

Business Accounting

The Largest VC Fund ($500M) Raised by Majority-Female Partners Quietly Closed in June

It launches today.

By Laura Entis

Business Accounting

Want to Get a VC’s Attention? Make Sure You Do These 6 Things.

Raising capital is perhaps the most difficult challenge any entrepreneur faces in starting a business. Here are a few tips to make it less daunting.

By David Drake

Building a Business

11 Things You’re Probably Too Polite to Tell the VC Who Wasted Your Time

There is nothing like a few meetings with insincere, boastful investors to encourage your embrace of the lean startup strategy.

By Gabe Lozano

Building a Business

The 7 Due Diligence Basics for Investing in a Startup

There is only so much an investor can due to reduce risk, so be sure to do all of it.

By Murray Newlands

Building a Business

7 Tips for Investing in Your First Company

Startups have an intoxication allure for investors but expect to get rich slowly, if at all.

By Murray Newlands

Business Accounting

When It Comes to Equity Stakes, There’s No Need for Contention

We take a look at the issue from both the investors' and founders' point of view.

By Sam Hogg

Building a Business

An Insider’s Perspective on Wooing Investors to Your Startup

Step one to making a winning investor pitch is talking a mental seat on the opposite side of the table to look at your company as they will.

By Tim Weingarten

Building a Business

5 Warning Signs a Startup Is a Bad Investment

It's hard to pick winning investments but there are often clear signs of a losing investment.

By Murray Newlands

Business Accounting

The 7 Elements Investors Look for in Your Funding Pitch

Present all the facts that drew you to your great idea, season with your passion and you will wow investors.

By Bo Yaghmaie

Business Accounting

What a VC Insider Learned in the Past 10 Years About Startup Funding

Our expert Bo Yaghmaie explains how entrepreneurs should prepare for the worst.

By Bo Yaghmaie

Building a Business

7 Ways to Leverage an App’s Press Coverage with Investors

If you've already scored some good media coverage, use it to your benefit when trying to score funding.

By Zach Cutler

Business Accounting

Why I’m Glad I Didn’t Take VC Funding

While many entrepreneurs are clamoring to get their hands on some outside funding, some founders aren't really down with that strategy.

By Aliza Freud

Building a Business

5 Things Investors Want to Know Before Signing a Check

Your absolute faith in your idea is not shared by investors but, if you see things as they do, you can persuade them.

By Murray Newlands

Building a Business

Before You Scale Your Business Decide on the Life You Want

Taking your business to the next level is first about knowing what sort of life you want to lead

By Rohan Ayyar

Building a Business

10 Insights from 10 Years Running a Business

If you aren't afraid to fail, quit your day job, hire people smarter than yourself or work very hard, you can succeed.

By Aaron Skonnard

Business Accounting

Actually, You Don’t Need VC Funding to Succeed

It is a rare startup that has the backing of venture capital fund, so forget about wooing investors and concentrate on wooing customers with your unique selling proposition.

By Rohan Ayyar

Building a Business

Why Today’s Bullish Economy Is Bad for VCs, But Good for You

A stable economy means less competition for scoring investment.

By Sam Hogg

Building a Business

5 Things to Look for in a Venture Capitalist

Former VC says you should approach these funders carefully, and be thorough in your research.

By Steve Andriole

Business Accounting

More Money, More Problems: The Down Side of a Mega Valuation

The bragging rights may be tempting, but achieving a jaw-dropping valuation for your company can cause problems down the line.

By Sam Hogg