Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Raise”
Tl;dr: I’m going to remind you of the importance of being a good, normal person, rather than going into a meeting with a venture capital investor and doing weird things which will blow your chances of getting investment. I keep doing consulting calls with founders and new VCs about how to pitch investors and having to remind them (you should …
VCs and some angel investors get pitched a lot. So much so that it is more their job to say no than yes. After being pitched so many times you get a bit numb and look to efficiently find ways to get to a quick no. As a founder, you would love to hear yes in every meeting, but that’s …
Want to understand convertible notes? I’m going to give you a crash course in this blog so you have a solid footing in understanding them for your next fundraise. Whilst reading the details is unfortunately mandatory to understand this financial fun, it’s a heck of a lot easier if you have an actual Excel tool to play with and see …
Tl;dr: If you manage to get a meeting with a VC investor you should be glad to know they are interested and it’s yours to lose now. Thing is that investing is a personal business and they will bet a lot on the few interactions they have with you. I’m going to explain to you how you lose credibility when …
Tl;dr: You’re going to hear no continually from investors. If you expect to hear a no you can focus on how to improve rather than managing your emotions from being rejected. If you’re fundable, you just need to keep practising and hitting up investors till you get a yes. Fundraising is a harrowing experience Startup is hard so people keep …
