Dropbox’s secure document sharing and analytics company DocSend regularly tracks startup investment trends via analysis of pitch decks sent through the platform. According to their analysis from 2021, venture capitalist …
Preparing for Venture Financing with Robert Suffoletta
If you follow the headlines around startup funding, you’re likely inundated with talk of seed funding, unicorns, and supergiants. However, while much attention is often given to venture financing, the …
Financing Growth and Fighting Failure with Jimmy Stephens
We’ve all heard the statistic, 90 percent of tech startups fail. However, understanding the reasons behind this high failure rate are key to avoiding a similar fate. In 2017, the …
How Does Angel Investing Work? The Ultimate Guide
There are many possible sources of funding when running a small business, from crowdfunding to business loans. Once your startup gains enough traction and momentum, you might also receive interest …
Maintaining Discipline in a Bull Market with Augustin Sayer
According to a recent report from Pitchbook, 2021 has already shattered yearly records for startup funding. As of September 30, U.S. startups raised roughly $240 billion. That’s a major increase …
From Media Executive to Angel Investor: Fran Hauser Shares Tips for Founder Success
Fran Hauser had a high-powered career as a media executive prior to transitioning into life as an angel investor. But being President of Digital at Time, Inc. actually served her …
How to Succeed as a Niche Startup Founder
The sleep industry is a billion-dollar business and is continuing to expand. Every day medical professionals and the general public are now focused on getting more and better sleep as …
Learn From Those Before You: How A Startup Advisor Can Accelerate Your Growth
No matter how many books you read or courses you take, building great startups is a skill that you learn through practice and experience. What’s more, even so-called “solo founders” …
Newfund’s Augustin Sayer Shares His Top Advice for Entrepreneurs
While Newfund is industry agnostic, there is one thing which all of the French companies Augustin Sayer chooses to work with have in common. There is an international reach baked …
Pitch Deck and Hiring Lessons That Pay off With VC and Founder Michael Silton
“I love the pre-seed and seed stage of company formation, because this is where the hard work of understanding what makes a difference in customers’ lives comes about,” says Michael …
Sara Deshpande from Maven VC’s criteria for funding startups
Sara Deshpande, Partner at Maven Ventures, became the company’s first employee in 2014. Since that time, she has been part of over 30 investments, and nine exits. These have included …
How to Pitch a Non-Silicon Valley Investor
According to a 2021 US Venture Capital Outlook report from Pitchbook, funding analysts expect that the Bay Area will fall below 20% of U.S. deals for the first time this …
Pitch Practice With Jackson Square Ventures’ Victor Echevarria
As a founder, it’s your job to know all the ways your startup could potentially fail. And if you believe you have all your bases covered, founder-turned-investor Victor Echevarria encourages …
Pitching Your Enterprise Software Startup with Lightspeed’s Nnamdi Iregbulem
A self-taught programmer turned venture capitalist, Nnamdi Iregbulem, who specializes in enterprise software, loves to dive into the guts of what makes a product work. Parsing out the technical details …
Is Your Startup Venture-Scale?
According to B2B investor Arjun Chopra, not every startup is venture-scale. He explains what makes a venture-scale startup and why a solid founder-market fit is so important. “We’re in the …