How Mented Got From Prototype to Being a VC-Backed Consumer Brand
KJ Miller, Co-Founder and CEO of Mented, talks about fundraising, convincing investors, product testing, influencer strategy, and more.
12/12/19
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Angel Investing 201: So You Want To Become an Angel Investor?
First Round Partner Phin Barnes and angel investor Brianne Kimmel talk about building an angel track record and personal brand, deals, scout programs and more.
I’m a Pregnant CEO: A professional announcement from my personal life
Running a company and being pregnant shouldn't be so hard to talk about. Here's one CEO's experience.
Here’s The Mindset That Delays Innovation
The urge to quickly get to a solution often takes precedence over deeply understanding a problem. Deep research and deconstruction are key.
Getting to Product-Market Fit
Sara Mauskopf, CEO and Co-Founder of Winnie, talks about finder product-market fit for her company.
This Technical Co-Founder Talks About Why You Don’t Always Need Technical Co-Founder
The CTO and Co-Founder of LimeLoop talks through the process of deciding whether to get a technical co-founder and how to go about the search.
How to Use Alternative Financing Techniques to Fund Your Business
Identifying alternative financing vehicles has become more important, and these vehicles have become a more frequently used path to startup resourcing.
6 Tips for Applying to a Startup Accelerator
Accelerator applications that make the grade share some important qualities over the ones that are thrown into the “No” pile.
Fundraising for Your Startup? Put These on Your Must-Read List.
Founders raising any type of capital are, by nature, voracious researchers and learners, and take advice from wherever they can get it.
The Next Generation of Investors: Crowdfunding, Syndicates, and New Ways of Raising Money
A discussion from several industry experts on alternative forms of startup financing such as crowdfunding, debt and syndicates, and their implications on growth.
Think Cupcakes: A Quick Refresher on Lean Startup
Janice Fraser, Partner at Seneca VC, shares how to think about lean startup - what lean is, isn't and how it can prevent failure before it happens.
Unexpected Questions that Drive us as Founders
Several questions one founder started to answer that drove her to think more deeply about her company.
Lessons on Skills Transfer from a Biotechnologist-turned-COO (and Co-Founder)
We sat down with Amel Bendali, COO and Co-Founder of Inorevia, and talked about learning new skills and prepping to pitch.
Two VR Co-Founders on the Key to Their Working Relationship and Industry Sisterhood
When Helena McGill and Anna Wozniewicz met back in undergrad at Chapman University's film school, they became good friends early on and started...
Achieving Escape Velocity: Keeping Your Burn Rate Under Control
The VP of Entrepreneurship Programs at Draper University shares her learnings on startup burn rates, and how to make sure they stay within your control.