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What Is Venture Debt? (And Is It a Good Option for Startups?)
Venture debt provides financing to venture-backed startups that typically do not have significant cash flow or assets. As such, venture debt usually...
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Understanding Convertible Notes: A Quick Guide for Founders and Investors
A convertible note is a form of short-term debt that later converts into equity at the time of a future financing round. It's one common way...
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How to Raise Capital in the Midwest: 3 Helpful Tips for Startups
When most people think of a startup raising capital, they envision a small office in Silicon Valley, New York City, and other major coastal cities.
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Fundraising for Startups: The Art of Friend-Raising
Fundraising for your startup can prove to be a full-time job. Particularly in the early days of building investor relationships, founders may spend...
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10 Metrics That SaaS Founders Need to Know Before the Pitch
In our last post, we shared that the number one reason startups fail is running out of money due to cash planning mistakes. Founders must prove a...
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Startup Founders: How to Talk Valuation with VCs – Part 2
Last week, we began a discussion on how to talk valuation with VCs. Even experienced founders fail to forge deals with VCs because they simply don’t...
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Startup Founders – How to Talk Valuation with VCs
Most venture capitalists bear witness to thousands of investment deals and have an advanced intuition on market valuation. Founders, especially...
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Three Ways to Validate that Your Startup Will Make Money
Do you have a solution for an important customer pain point? You may have a great business idea. However, if you are a first-time entrepreneur, you...
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Fundraising 101: Equity versus Convertible Notes
Raising capital for a startup can prove extremely difficult, even under ideal circumstances. In the early stages of the process, the main question...
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3 Reasons You May Not Want to Fundraise
Perhaps you are a founder with a great idea or minimum viable product. Perhaps you are an entrepreneur with a small business that you want to scale....