Raising money? Mike Wilner, co-author of Oversubscribed: A Founder’s Guide to Seed Fundraising and member of the startup business development team at AWS, shares his playbook for efficient fundraising. Join …
Thinking Like a CEO with Cam Kashani
Entrepreneur and coach Cam Kashani, also known as ‘The Godmother of Silicon Beach’, goes deep into the ups and downs of founding two startups, bouncing back from failure, and how …
Presenting to VCs and Angel Investors with Nancy Hayes
Angel investor and management consultant Nancy Hayes shares her formula for a compelling presentation, including pitch deck tips, common pitfalls to avoid, and insights on how you’ll be evaluated. For …
Building Your Capital Stack with Micah Baldwin
Not all capital is created equal. Micah Baldwin, member of Grasshopper Bank’s early stage practice and advisor to dozens of startups, explains the pros and cons of different investment streams. …
How to Budget in COVID-19 feat. David Ehrenberg
Startup founders are facing uncharted economic waters. David Ehrenberg, founder of Early Growth, the largest startup financial services firm in the U.S., shares his checklist for startup financial health through …
Making the Big Leagues Featuring Acrylic’s Matt Tillman
Matt Tillman, Serial Entrepreneur, Haven founder and Acrylic partner, discusses what you need to know as a founder moving to the San Francisco Bay Area or another first-tier market. Founders …
Funding Hacks: Building a Funnel, Running a Process — with Nathan Beckord
Founders Network is full of very knowledgeable founders with serious expertise. We recently spoke with fnMember Nathan Beckord, CEO of Foundersuite.com and leader of the fundraising podcast, How I Raised It. …
Straight to Revenue: Why These Founders Skipped Fundraising
Is it possible to grow a company without external fundraising and go straight to revenue? Three Founders Network members, Alan Wilson, Janine Yancey, and Alex Andrei have done just that. …
The Real Way to Approach a VC (And Be Successful)
Recently, Founders Edge had the pleasure of speaking with Nick Desai, the CEO and Co-founder of Los Angeles-based startup Heal. Heal specializes in primary care doctor house calls. Heal´s model …
‘How American Express Acquired my Startup’ with Tyler Dikman
In June of 2013, Tyler Dikman joined Founders Network with a project in beta called LoungeBuddy: A way for all travelers to discover, book and access airport lounges — no …
How to Create a Pitch Deck in One Day
Sameer Gupta has been a member of Founders Network since May 2012. He’s also been a prominent FN member in our Los Angeles Chapter. To receive peer mentorship from Sameer and over 600 …
Is Your Startup Too Early to Raise Capital?
Nina Stepanov is a mentor in our Investor Program within our global ecosystem of founders. To receive peer mentorship from Nina, over 60 investors, and 600 fellow Tech Founders, please request an invite and …
From $0 to Your First Startup Funding
Melissa Kargiannakis has been a member of Founders Network since February 2018. She’s also been a prominent FN member in our Toronto chapter. To receive peer mentorship from Melissa and …
3 Ways Founders Can be Comfortably Uncomfortable
Jarie Bolander has been a member of Founders Network since May 2017. He’s also been a prominent FN member in our San Francisco Chapter. To receive peer mentorship from Jarie and …
Is Blockchain Right for Your Startup?
In 2013, Sheri Kaiserman published the first Wall Street analysis of Bitcoin’s value. And while “The report didn’t explicitly recommend buying the cryptocurrency, it did say huge gains were possible— …