Learning to sell your vision is one of the most important skills for any startup founder. No matter how great your idea is, if you are unable to make others understand and buy into the brilliance of your idea then it is highly likely to remain just that: an idea. Early investors and employees will …
Advice for founders who are tired of bad advice. There’s no shortage of advice for startup founders on the internet. Most of it is fluffy and vague or simply wrong and dangerous! There are only two things your firm NEEDS to do – deliver something valuable to people/organizations and make a profit while doing so. …
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For startups burning through cash, there are two forms of advice: Do whatever it takes to get to profitability Do whatever it takes to get to a certain amount of runway What both of these essentially boil down to is the ability of the captain of the ship to make quick decisions with imperfect information …
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2021 has seen an unprecedented level of venture capital investments, and the quantum of investment isn’t the only thing that has changed. Growth equity funds such as Tiger Global, SoftBank Vision Fund and Insight Partners have sped up the pace of venture investments, with TigerGlobal alone making 335 investments in 2021. Only Ycombinator and Techstars …
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Launching a business is a challenge in and off itself, however scaling to a successful and lucrative exit is another ball game entirely! One important factor to achieving this sought after result is to have a deep understanding of the options available to you, which in turn will allow you to choose the best course …
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2021 has been a blockbuster year in terms of startup investments. Startups have mopped up $621 Billion dollars globally from investors, more than doubling records from previous years. With a noticeable uptick in deal activity in early stage ventures indicating a healthy startup ecosystem, it is an optimal time for founders looking to raise the …
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Over the past decade, the inner workings of startup accelerators has become a familiar affair. However, despite the boom in startup investments over the past couple of years, much has changed about the way launch pads for startups look for, feel and show value today. The earliest investors are rethinking risk, dilution and the decision-making …
What’s in a deck? A pitch deck or an investor deck are essentially the same thing, with the difference lying in use: One is specifically to raise capital from investors. A 16 to 20-slide document that provides a concise summary or overview of one’s business. Don’t complicate it! Don’t give it to you mum for …
“My business is REALLY unique! No one has ever come up with this idea before. I’m not going to tell you about it…” I’ve been an entrepreneur since 2014… If I had $1 for each time I’ve heard this statement – or some derivative thereof – I’d be a multi-millionaire already. (And it would be …
Having the right design and colour scheme for your business plan and pitch deck is NOT going to guarantee investment! Too often brand new Founders think design, but it’s the wrong place to focus. If YOU decided to loan money to a friend, will your decision be based upon your love of the colour of …
