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Welcome to part four of our series on down rounds and recaps: * Part 1: A Guide to Down Rounds and Recaps * Part 2: Managing Your Key Stakeholders * Part 3: A Deep Dive Into Down Rounds * Part 4: Navigating the Startup Recap <- You are here Let’s get on
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Welcome to part three of our series on down rounds and recaps: * Part 1: A Guide to Down Rounds and Recaps * Part 2: Managing Your Key Stakeholders * Part 3: A Deep Dive Into Down Rounds <- You are here * Part 4: Navigating the Startup Recap Let’s get into
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Welcome to part two of our series on down rounds and recaps: * Part 1: A Guide to Down Rounds and Recaps * Part 2: Managing Your Key Stakeholders <- You are here * Part 3: A Deep Dive Into Down Rounds * Part 4: Navigating the Startup Recap Let’s get into
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Welcome to part one of our series on down rounds and recaps: * Part 1: A Guide to Down Rounds and Recaps <- You are here * Part 2: Managing Your Key Stakeholders * Part 3: A Deep Dive Into Down Rounds * Part 4: Navigating the Startup Recap Let’s get into
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For many startups, the next 12 months will be challenging. Default Investable or Default Alive. Know which path you are on. A few weeks ago, Tom Loverro of the venture fund IVP tweeted that we are on the verge of a mass extinction event for startups. Carta shared data showing
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2023 is going to be another challenging year for many founders. The pullback by investors will continue, leaving the potential path to additional funding uncertain. Yes, investors have plenty of dry powder. But they are being far more careful about deploying those funds than in 2020 and 2021. If you&
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There are four common pitfalls entrepreneurs fall into while raising venture capital. Here are a few tips on how to avoid them. Founders that raise venture capital tend to focus on optimizing around four things: * Getting to the next round of funding as quickly as possible * Increasing valuation * Maintaining their
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Calculating how much runway you have isn't as simple as you may think. Get it wrong, and your company might be running on fumes sooner than you expected. Until your startup is profitable and generating positive cash flow, there is one fundamental question you should be able to
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Take a look at the picture below. That's me in July 2011. After I took this picture, I decided to create a little experiment. I set it as my profile photo and started asking people a question. What do you see? Where am I? What am I doing?
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In the first few issues of this newsletter, we've talked about the importance of thoughtfully scaling product-market fit, choosing your investors carefully, and the impact external events can have on your startup's ability to achieve its goals. Let's tie those concepts together within the
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In the last two issues of the newsletter, we talked about the importance of taking the time to find product-market fit and choosing the right investors. We also need to consider the external factors that can impact a startup’s ability to raise, sell or pivot to profitability and go
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Choosing your venture investors is one of the most important decisions you'll make as a founder. As you progress through your rounds of venture funding, your investors gain more control over the most important decisions you’ll face: when to raise, when to sell or when to pivot