Fundraising & Pitching

We negotiate all the time at work -- for raises, promotions, time off -- and we usually go into it like it's a battle. But it's not about dominating, says organizational psychologist Ruchi Sinha. It's about crafting a relationship, understanding your needs and the other person's. Her three key steps will help you master this essential skill.

Issue 11 🪜: To the founders who are considering selling their early-stage startup, product, or side project. Here's how to find the right valuation even with no profits.

Your company's journey doesn't stop there. Here's what to consider after securing this important round of financing.

Traditional board meetings are usually long, tedious information dumps. Here’s how to hold engaging, informative and fun problem-solving sessions with your key stakeholders.

by Claire Biernacki, BBG Ventures Investor

by Lacey Wisdom and Nihal Mehta

By Elizabeth Weil, featuring Andrew McLeod (Co-Founder & CEO, Certn)

Confused by negotiations on valuation and dilution? Tired of not being heard by men? Feeling like the underdog negotiating against an investor who has 20x the deal experience? What you need is the advice of a seasoned investor you can trust. Enter this ground-breaking interview with Alda Leu Denni

4/ "I think of markets like currents, not whether or not they are big bodies of water. The stronger the current, the higher your chance of success." — @sarahtavel— Lenny Rachitsky (@lennysan) July 21, 2021

Founders fundraising should prepare for the strongest cap table as quickly as possible.

SafeGraph recently raised a $45M Series B. In this blog, CEO Auren Hoffman breaks down best practices for Series B fundraising - for both founders and venture capitalists.

Analysis of the early hires of 15 top B2B software companies in Europe

Today's tweet thread is on how to make a collaborative spreadsheet of investors. Yes, it's very tactical and mundane and seemingly simple, but it will make your fundraising go a lot further.Read on >>— Elizabeth Yin (@dunkhippo33) April 27, 2021

Companies that regularly communicate with their investors are twice as likely to raise follow on funding. I have a concept called “activating” your investors.

We seek… inspiration or meeting a founder who helps us see a market, problem or opportunity through a different lens.

As an active angel investor, here's what I recommend you do to raise funds this year.

set expectations, default to overshare, everyone on sales

After publishing the Angel Investments vs. Stocks article, I got a few founders asking how to get investments from angel investors. I…

In Life and Startups. Learning how VCs make money is one of the best ways to see why they look for certain characteristics. This article is to help those founders when building and fundraising.