Welcome to Startupland, the world of wild rides, IPOs and exits, heartbreak and highly caffeinated coding frenzies, all while struggling to stay alive, build a business, beat the competition and be able to afford more than Ramen. Amidst all of this chaos, this is probably your first startup rodeo and you’re learning everything as you...
If you are reading this blog, you know that venture capital is a power law game. Venture investors invest in ten companies hoping one returns the losses of the other nine many times over. And they have to because so many startups and small businesses fail. But to really understand the implications and motivations of...
Fundraising is one of the most critical aspects of any startup. You need the runway to “burn” through the learning phase (products to product market fit) as quickly as possible as you work to scale your business. Because otherwise you’ll never catch (and ultimately conquer) the incumbents. Because some businesses simply NEED outside funding to...