Business Funding
I’ve Raised Over $20 Million for My Businesses. Here’s How to Get the Attention of Venture Capitalists.
Think big and pitch with passion.
By Neil Patel
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Business Funding
7 Reasons to Never Send Your Deck to an Investor Before You Meet in Person
Without you, your deck is just a memo with diagrams.
By Alex Gold
Business Funding
New Study Finds 5 Key Differences in How Male and Female Founders Raise Capital
Women tend to bootstrap to avoid raising debt. Men tend to raise money however they can and bootstrap to make it go further.
Business Funding
Capital-Hungry Startups Should Consider This Alternative to VCs.
Venture firms are funding fewer startups, mostly in selected places. If yours is outside the promised land that is Silicon Valley, business development companies might be your best bet for funding.
Business Funding
Improve Your Odds of Getting Funded by Matching Your Pitch to the VC’s Investment Pattern
It's the often unseen trigger -- that invisible 'something' -- that gets them to bite. Seek it, use it, close the deal.
By Alex Gold
Business Funding
What Elon Musk Can Teach You About Getting Funding for Your Startup
Learn from the entrepreneur's successes -- and his mistakes.
By Ivan Kreimer
Business Accounting
New Data Illuminates VC Bias Against Women
Where men were 'young and promising,' women were 'young, but inexperienced.'
By Nina Zipkin
Business Accounting
Here’s How AI Is Changing VC Funding
Venture capital firms are using machine learning to make their investment decisions. Here's how to use AI for better business insights and better access to funds.
Thought Leaders
Which Type of Entrepreneur Are You: Bedrock or High-Risk?
There are two fundamentally different kinds of entrepreneurs. It doesn't matter which you are, so long as you know which you are.
By Derek Lidow
Building a Business
12 Reasons You Should Join an Accelerator to Advance Your Startup
You can thrive with a little help from your friends.
Building a Business
4 Tips to Growing a Multimillion-Dollar Business With Zero Debt and No Investors
Attracting valuable clients requires that you invest in revenue drivers, existing clients -- and yourself
By Brett Hyman
Business News
Elon Musk Confirms He Was at an Alleged Silicon Valley ‘Sex Party’ Until 1 a.m. — But He Says He Thought it Was a Costume Party and Left Early
His representative said he spent his time there talking about 'technology and building companies.'
By Rob Price
Business Funding
Is Your Company a Candidate for Outside Investment?
Taking on investors is one way to grow your business -- but before you seek funding, make sure it's the right path for you.
Building a Business
Yes, You Can Still Bootstrap Your Startup From Zero to Millions of Users.
Against the odds, but it's possible. Or at least it's not impossible.
By Yoav Vilner
Thought Leaders
This Woman’s Family Couldn’t Afford a Computer. Now She Oversees a $100 Million Investment Fund.
Valery Komissarova helped launch the venture capital firm Grishin Robotics, whose co-investors include Larry Page and Richard Branson.
Business Funding
How to Win in the Biggest Tech Investor Boom Ever
In this period of peak startup funding -- and competition for capital, don't make the pitch mistakes I did. Focus on the team factors investors are looking for.
By Jason Kulpa
Business Accounting
10 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Join a Startup
Beyond the glitz and hype, a new businesses may present a certain gritty reality. Steer clear if you're not prepared.
By John Rampton
Business Ideas
The Funding Problem No One Talks Enough About — and What You Can Do
Forget what's trendy with VCs or which cities get funded most, and go after the problems affecting the masses.
Thought Leaders
The Normalization of Mean Leaders: A Recipe for Disaster.
Few people other than venture capitalists see predatory behavior and toxic narcissism as leadership qualities worth investing in.
By Mark Lipton
Thought Leaders
The Jerk-to-Bully Metamorphosis: The VC Dilemma
When the brash confidence required to launch a startup morphs into arrogant jerk you start to have serious problems. Just ask Uber.
Tech
The First Thing Your Startup Can Do With AI Is Become Instantly More Attractive to VCs
Venture capitalists are eager to invest in startups making innovative use of artificial intelligence.
Business Ideas
Entrepreneurship and Millennials Are Thriving in Emerging Markets
There is a world of opportunity outside the US, and entrepreneurial millennials are conquering it.
By Ping Jiang
Business Accounting
Entrepreneur’s New Show ‘Elevator Pitch’ Will Floor You
Get ready for a new kind of pitch show that gets the audience in on the action, premiering September 20 on entrepreneur.com.
Human Resources
If You’re Serious About Faster Startup Growth Get Serious About Diversity On Your Team
The data is clear: diverse teams outperform homogeneous teams by every metric that matters in business.
Business Accounting
Why Is This VC Firm Doubling Down on Women Entrepreneurs? Because It’s Good for Business.
The AOL-backed BBG Ventures invests in female-led companies and has bankrolled some of today's buzziest brands.
Business Accounting
Lucky Enough to Have Investors Banging Down Your Door? Here’s How to Manage an Inbound-Driven Investment Round.
Here are some things you can do to navigate the process to best leverage this existing interest.
By Kevin Busque
Business Accounting
Sexism Runs So Deep in VC Culture Even Female Partners Believe It
Female entrepreneurs battling stereotypes find less help from female investors than you would expect.
By Pip Wilson