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Follow-on financing is harder to raise these days, which means founders must watch their spending like hawks while keeping the peace with their investors like sweet, cooing doves.
Which proofs are investors looking for before they’ll commit to addition…
Autumn on planet Earth didn’t start until the equinox a few weeks ago, but the axis shifted months ago in Startupworld, where VC winter has desperate founders smashing up the furniture for firewood.
Metaphorically speaking, of course.
We’re definitely …
If you haven’t found traction with customers and aren’t generating revenue, you should be in fundraising mode already.
It’s OK for a founder to jump into an emerging hype cycle, but only if they have a genuine interest in that area that reaches back in time.
If someone wants to advise you on “storytelling,” you have my permission to skip that meeting and work on your data room instead.
Meeting investors is easy. The hard part is crafting a story that’s so convincing, they’ll wire you some money.
If you’d like to know what investors are looking for, how they want to be approached and what they’re most likely to ask, keep reading.
Software is a company’s third-largest expense, but because it’s spread across multiple departments, it’s the CFO’s responsibility to find places to cut.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 ended yesterday, and out of all the events I’ve attended since working here, this one was my favorite.
California is the world’s breadbasket, which means we collect, transport and store as much water as possible. About 12% of the energy produced in the state is used to pump water.
Thrifty CEOs are just as thoughtful when it comes to managing funds: Main…
Despite the surge of interest in AI, startups hoping to use it as a springboard to their next funding round should think twice.
Most startups never get past the pitch deck stage, so getting an investor to say yes can become a founder’s all-encompassing desire.
Pricing too high at early stage is rife with issues that can plague the company’s growth if it doesn’t operate to perfection.
‘Extraordinary ability or achievement’ may sound lofty, but you don’t have to have a Nobel Prize to qualify for this visa!
Founders want to know what new technology can do, but an investor is much more likely to ask about which specific problems it solves.
August is one of the slowest months in venture capital, which is why now is such a good time for fundraising founders to ramp up their outreach.
“I suggest reaching out right before Labor Day to set up a meeting in September or wait and start your outreach altogether next month.”
Most of the tenets that helped capitalism take root and thrive in California two centuries ago are still in place today. The Golden State didn’t invent venture capital, incubators for young talent, or higher education partnerships, but just like chardo…
Back in 2018, the Cato Institute estimated it would take 151 years for a person born in India to get a green card in the EB-2 category.
We have customized our ‘people-first’ framework to apply to AI companies and are using it to guide our investment decisions.
Considering the ongoing debate about the existential dangers of AI, it was interesting to watch a three-hour historical epic about the dawn of the Atomic Age last night.
Acquiring a patent can open doors with investors, lead to joint partnerships, and even help immigrant founders in the U.S. obtain green cards.
Two years ago, unicorns roamed the earth in herds so large, they shook the earth from Palo Alto to San Francisco.
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Given the hype around generative AI, it’s easy to forget that IBM Watson competed on Jeopardy in 2011 — and won a $1M first-place prize.