Business Accounting
To Impress This VC, Deliver on What You Promise
Why this VC says "yes."
By Nancy Miller
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Business News
Jay Z Is Launching His Own Venture-Capital Firm
Jay Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, has been investing in tech startups since at least 2012.
Thought Leaders
Theranos: The House of Cards That Elizabeth Holmes Built
Thirteen years, a thousand employees, $700 million of venture capital, 40 wellness centers. Six million blood tests. Zero revenue. This is how it happened.
By Steve Tobak
Tech
5 Reasons Why Your Startup Should Take Money From Celebrities
Will investment from people like Leonardo DiCaprio help or hurt your business?
Thought Leaders
How Women Entrepreneurs Can Use Execution for Startup Success
Women still receive only 7 percent of U.S. venture capital funding, but there's one tool at their disposal they must master to be successful.
By Kim Perell
Business News
10 Ways To Beat The Odds, Attract Investor Attention And Get Funded
There's a pervasive myth that there's no funding available for early-stage businesses. There is sufficient capital in the ecosystem and South Africa is not short of great ideas or products.
By Clive Butkow
Business Funding
5 Investment Firms Reveal What They Look for in Startups
There's more competition than ever before to get startup funding. Here's how to break through the pack.
By Andrew Medal
Building a Business
More Than 200 Members of the Tech Community Sign Open Letter Opposing Trump Travel Ban
More and more people are speaking out.
By Nina Zipkin
Business Accounting
5 Ways Venture Capital Can Steal Your Dream
Many entrepreneurs chase VC funding, but the ones who fail to get it may be better off than those who do.
Business Accounting
How 3 Entrepreneurs Convinced an NBA Star to Invest
Appeal to interests and common ground.
By Jason Feifer
Business Accounting
3 Shifts That Signify Where Venture Capital Is Headed This Year
Following a peak in 2015, investors are adjusting their priorities.
Business Funding
How to Network in the Nation’s Tech Capitol
Networking -- wherever you are, but especially in Silicon Valley -- is about quality over quantity of connections. These five tips will help you do it right.
Building a Business
VCs Want to See Product-Market Fit: Here’s How to Prove It
Yes, you can pry a little money from cautious investors' hands -- if you can demonstrate strength in these four metrics.
By Adam Root
Online Presence
Entrepreneurs Are Turning Facebook and LinkedIn Feeds into Funding Opportunities
Yes, you know people.
Building a Business
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Venture Capital (But Were Afraid to Ask)
VC sounds appealing, but is it for you? Here's what you need to know to navigate a "typical'" series of fundraising rounds.
By Zach Ferres
Building a Business
Silicon Valley VCs Are Growing Wary of On-Demand Delivery
Many investors have lost faith in a sector that once seemed like the obvious extension of the success of ride-services juggernauts such as Uber.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Making Your Pitch for VC Funding Means Facing a Very Tough Crowd
Finding an investor is potentially a life or death moment for your company. To survive you must prepare.
Building a Business
5 Ways Shunning Venture Capital Made Me a Better Leader
Securing too much money too fast may eliminate the incentives to find creative solutions to daily challenges.
By Ernie Bray
Building a Business
Theranos Debacle Triggers an Avalanche of Lawsuits by Investors Who Should Have Known Better
Very wealthy people dazzled by founder Elizabeth Holmes stampeded to invest huge sums. Now they want their money back.
By Steve Tobak
Building a Business
How Entrepreneurs Can Help Their Startup Communities Get More Funding
For those entrepreneurs not located in California, New York or Massachusetts, here is how to help your community improve capital accessibility and strengthen the ecosystem.
Building a Business
Here’s How Investors Can Help Put the ‘United’ Back Into ‘United States’
VC funding is abundant in Silicon Valley and a few tech hotspots, while throughout the nation entrepreneurial energy withers for lack of capital.
By Leslie Jump
Building a Business
The Money Metric You Might Not Know — But Should
Think you'll run out of money before you turn a profit? Then do this.
By Sam Hogg
Building a Business
Learn the Secret to Thriving in a Funding Slowdown
The trick to getting the funding you need is to build a foundation that no smart investor will pass up.
By Scott King
Business Accounting
5 Organizations Helping Minority Startup Founders Succeed
Several organizations have emerged as leaders in the effort to help minority entrepreneurs in the United States.
By Luke Cooper
Building a Business
The Great Midwestern Tech Startup Surge
Columbus, Ohio, is the fastest-growing city in the country for startup activity.
By Dave Hochman
Building a Business
5 Insights Into Venture Capital Entrepreneurs Need to Know Now
These shifts define the state of VC today -- and the direction it will go in 2017.
Building a Business
VC Funding Is a Pipe Dream, as Investors Pour Money Into Fewer Companies
The number of venture-funded companies has been declining for five consecutive quarters.