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The Art of the Ask: How to Secure the Right Funding for Your Startup
How to craft a compelling ask, avoid common fundraising pitfalls, and get your startup one crucial step closer to success.
A Key Trait For Entrepreneurial Success
Entrepreneurs consistently exhibit behaviors that center around one key trait, often determining their chances of success.
Enriching leadership skills while moving from Founder to CEO
The shift from Founder to CEO is a big one. Here are three components that are crucial for making that transition.
Bigger isn’t always better. Better is better.
Growth doesn’t have to mean bigger. Growth can also mean improvement, and in most cases, better almost always leads to bigger.
Four common mistakes founders make during the VC fundraising process
Securing VC funding is not a guaranteed path to success and founders often make common mistakes that can hinder your fundraising efforts.
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Four common mistakes founders make during the VC fundraising process
Securing VC funding is not a guaranteed path to success and founders often make common mistakes that can hinder your fundraising efforts.
Fundraising is tough. Very tough. It took us 70 no’s before we got a yes.
Now that they're through with fundraising, this co-founder shares some of the tips he wishes he and his team knew before they started.
How to pitch early-stage VCs in today’s bear market
In today’s uncertain market climate, VCs are looking for an excuse to pass on a deal. How can you convince them to invest in you?
Taking parental leave as a founder: Setting you and your team up for success
Check Warner, General Partner at Ada Ventures talks about her journey as a mother, a boss, and an investor, and how each has informed an open conversation about having children while running a company.
Raising capital in a down economy
One seasoned founder talks through how to think about fundraising in a world that definitely isn't favoring the startup CEO.
Congratulations investors. We’ve now stooped to a new low of 1.9%.
Thought things were getting better? Think again. A frank discussion on our industry moving in the wrong direction, complete with rage and empathy.
Tech Founders: 10 Signs You’re “Too Late” to Start Working On Diversity
Startup founders often wait until growing to 50 (or 300!) employees before they start working seriously on diversity, equity, inclusion, and/or belonging.
Is Access to Capital Getting Better for Founders?
A quick rundown on whether the venture capital environment is moving in the right direction for traditionally underfunded founders.
The Current State of Diversity in Entrepreneurship
Making entrepreneurship more inclusive will require increased access to capital, active local support networks and well-funded accelerator programs.