I recently wrote a post about the negative impact of the Casper IPO on investor sentiment in the Direct-To-Consumer (“DTC”) space. Anytime a company in a sector goes public at a valuation that is less …
Learning From the Casper IPO – Investor Sentiment Shifts Fast
In the world of startups and venture capital, industries move in and out of favor very fast. It doesn’t take much for an industry that’s been attracting huge amounts of investor attention and capital …
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As Long As You Have Cash In The Bank, You’re Still In The Game
With venture rounds bigger than ever, it can be difficult for a founder to make the decision to pull back on growth initiatives and focus on finding the path to profitable growth. Seed rounds used …
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How Do You Deal With A Request For Secondary From An Existing Investor
It's not you. It's me. I swear. I think your company is great. I think you're great. I believe in what you're building, and I think you will be wildly successful. But here's the thing. We've been …
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Get Further Down the Product-Market Fit Path Before You Fundraise
I had two meetings last week with first-time founders, each building a company in an industry where they had no real experience, pre-product, asking for advice about raising a round of angel funding. …
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The WeWork IPO – A Fascinating Look At Hype, Greed and The Popping of a Unicorn Bubble
You should be paying attention to the story of the collapsing WeWork IPO. It's a fascinating look at all that can go wrong when a company that is overhyped and overvalued is exposed before they can …