Business Accounting
Startups Need More Than Money to Succeed — They Need Smart Money
Startups need investors who bring not only cash to the table, but also their networks and business acumen.
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Business Accounting
With an Increase in Venture Capital Mega Deals, How Can Startups Stand Out?
While a great idea or product may put your emerging growth company in the running, breaking away from the crowd does take a significant amount of homework.
Building a Business
Want Startup Success? Keep It Simple, Stupid!
Don't try to be all things to all people--focus on that one thing your business can be doing that is better than everyone else.
By George Deeb
Business Accounting
The VC World Is Still a Boys’ Club — Here’s How to Change That
Women provide a unique perspective that is often missing in venture capital firms.
Business Funding
Girlboss to Take on LinkedIn With Its Own Social Network
Sophia Amoruso's company raised $3.5 million for the venture.
By Nina Zipkin
Business Accounting
98 Percent of VC Funding Goes to Men. Can Women Entrepreneurs Change a Sexist System?
Last year, the largest VC deal for a female team was $165 million -- a stark contrast to that for males, which was $3 billion.
By Hayden Field
Business Funding
Survey Shows Founders Ignored by VCs Are Succeeding With Equity Crowdfunding
Women and people of color seldom win the backing of venture capitalists, but they have a promising alternative with equity crowdfunding.
Business Funding
How to Get Male Venture Capitalists to Invest in Your Female-Targeted Product
Often, male VCs just don't understand products for women -- or they need to ask their wife or daughters first.
Business Funding
7 Women Investors Reveal What’s Different When a Woman Evaluates Your Pitch
With the number of women founders rising, women investors are an important success factor for them.
Business Accounting
This VC Went From Representing Huge Artists to Funding Women- and Minority-Led Startups
Monique Idlett-Mosley is working to change the narrative around success.
Business Accounting
3 Strategies for Entrepreneurs to Win VC Investments
Do your due diligence.
By Amy Shim
Business Accounting
How This Subscription-Box Founder Got Her Mentor, the ‘Hottest Ticket in Town,’ to Invest in Her Company
Rockets of Awesome founder Rachel Blumenthal had found a valuable mentor in Kirsten Green, founder of Forerunner Ventures. And when Green invested in Blumenthal's business, their relationship only got stronger.
Thought Leaders
Why I Turned Down $10 Million Even Though Our Company Was Nearly Broke
Building networks of trust is key for social entrepreneurs.
Business Accounting
7 Factors That Influence Startup Valuations
Figuring the valuation on a company that isn't making money is subjective but not arbitrary.
Business Funding
This Unlikely VC Has Invested $4 Million in Underrepresented Founders
Women, people of color and LGBTQ founders receive less than 10 percent of venture capital. Arlan Hamilton is changing that.
By Alice
Business Funding
We Just Raised $21 Million. Here’s How to Spend a Massive Funding Round.
Follow these do's and don'ts to make the most of your funding without making any lavish mistakes.
By Avi Meir
Business Accounting
The Recession Is Coming: How to Set Up Your Company for Survival
Right now, the VC market feels as effervescent as a bottle of Moët. Here's what to do if and when the fizz goes flat.
By Zach Ferres
Business Funding
This Is the Only Reliable Way to Get Valuable Investor Intros
Expanding your network is the only way you'll meet the investors you need to grow your business.
By Alex Gold
Building a Business
The Surprising Differences Between Men’s and Women’s Motives and Obstacles in Becoming Entrepreneurs
A new survey exposes perceived obstacles to success in entrepreneurship based on gender.
Business Accounting
How to Secure VC Funding When You’re the Only Woman in the Room
Having raised over $40 million -- some of it while pregnant -- I've learned a few things about winning over male investors.
By Lynn Perkins
Business Accounting
Is the VC Era Over? Let’s Hope So for the Sake of Business.
While VCs love to find and fund innovation, they're terrible at producing it.
By Ben Lamm
Business Funding
Why Your Startup Should Skip the Seed Round
Don't tell your frugal grandpa, but these days, you can't do much with the typical $2 million seed round.
Business Funding
How to Attract the Socially Conscious Investor
Like consumers, investors are voting with their wallets for socially responsible businesses. Here's how to get their vote.
Business Accounting
How the Founder of Modsy and Her Mentor Are Building a ‘Power Squad’ to Help Women in Business
Shanna Tellerman, the CEO of Modsy, and her mentor, Cindy Padnos of Illuminate Ventures, chat about supporting each other and empowering other women.
Business Accounting
Learn Why Investors are Closely Watching These 20 Companies
Investors and incubators share the most brilliant companies that have caught their attention this year.
Business Funding
Attention Female Entrepreneurs: Here’s a Step-by-Step Guide for Picking the Right VC
The VC relationships you gain are far more important than the money, so choose wisely.
Business News
This Former Wall Streeter Turned Down $2 Million and Pays Herself Less Than Her Interns So She Can Build Her Company on Her Terms
Kimberley Ho is a former Wall Street investor who launched her own direct-to-consumer family skincare company, Evereden.