Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 8, 2020
As an advisor to entrepreneurs, I often hear the desire to run their own company, to avoid having someone else telling them how to run the business. They then ask me to help them find investors who can provide the funding they need. Never keep bad business news a secret from your team.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 27, 2011
The truth is that we work in a very small, tight-knit industry and news & plans spread fast. Most people totally advise against stealth. You always have too much technical debt, too many problems, staff members quitting, not enough capital, customer complaints, etc. A funding announcement is a stand-alone event.
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Tech.Co
MAY 22, 2018
Truth be told, your only path to some serious funding is perseverance and diligence in getting meetings and being prepared. Try to compile all the different types of questions you could be asked about your business, like technical details, financial assumptions and projections, marketing, IP, etc., and prepare a response.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 5, 2010
The sales rep that brings back news from the front line that is shared with the office adds to our collective knowledge about customer needs, product design flaws or partnership opportunities. If they’re not I won’t fund. If they can’t, I doubt it will become a big, important technical company.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 27, 2015
Our firm has funded many of them. The truth is that many “unicorns” have reached the status solely because the funding markets have said so. I spoke with a guy who is doing deals all over the world and told me he is differentiating from other capital by his firm’s “technical skills.”
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