How to Establish the Right Pricing Strategy for Your Startup A great product at the wrong price either leads to underperforming sales results or money left on the table. Pricing […]Read More
How to use a mock crisis to maintain a well-oiled business machine Business executives dream of the day when operations are smooth, employees are happy, and the company’s finances are […]Read More
I often hear startup founders say things like “We want to scale” or “We scaled a lot in the past six months.” In most cases, they should have used the […]Read More
As a startup founder, you care a lot about the dollar value placed on your company. So it’s natural that negotiating that value with investors is typically a fraught process. […]Read More
Startup Success: A Startup Fundraising Series I often say that successful early-stage fundraising is essentially a transfer of enthusiasm from founder to investor. If the investor gets even half as […]Read More
Convertible securities—a form of investment that will later convert into a different form of investment—are by far the most popular fundraising instrument used for seed funding rounds of $1 million […]Read More
The Fundraising Toolkit – Startup Success: A Startup Fundraising Series
The previous Startup Success column focused on planning out a fundraising campaign in such a way as to optimize for both efficiency and effectiveness. Armed with the plan, you are […]Read More
Startup Success: A Startup Fundraising Series How Does a National Crisis Affect Startup Fundraising? I have three adult daughters and two granddaughters. During the recent coronavirus outbreak, I worry most […]Read More