Founders face tough choices as the contraction in venture capital continues into Q4 2022
Two and a half minutes. That’s on average the time spent by investors on a pre-seed deck. What should your deck include and what mistakes to avoid? more in my latest post on VC Cafe
The importance of founder-investor fit and how to test for it
For the founders out there… There’s raising smart money, and then there is raising money smartly.
The availability of VC dry power is a welcome change in Europe
There are many good startup resources out there, and it can be confusing for founders to know which one to pay attention to. Well, here’s a good one for you! Y Combinator‘s Aaron Harris and Janelle Tam created a great resource for startups – a 70 page guide to raising Series A. Main takeaways: 1. Fundraising should be a …
I’ve been contacted by several members the VC Cafe Network on LinkedIn who are asking for assistance in fundraising for a web startup or a mobile app. I’m writing today to share my recommendations with all who have enquired, and with the broader group of VC Cafe readers.
Every now and then I run into a post that I’d love VC Cafe readers to see. The post “What I learned from raising venture capital” by Gabriel Weinberg, the founder of DuckDuckGo is one of them. WHAT TO DO WHEN RAISING VENTURE CAPITAL: Save up good news for the middle of the process – launching features that promote growth and getting recognition from the industry (awards, etc) in good timing can help “maximize luck”
This summer, I had the pleasure to be a mentor at the Entrepreneurship Summer School, an elective at London Business School (my alma mater) where students are tasked with testing whether their startup ideas can turn into a fundable business over the course of three months. Check out the tips for raising funding from angels after the jump.
