Venture Capital

Crisis? 3 Ways VCs Adapt

There is a global crisis going on as I write this article. It’s not the first, it won’t be the last....
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Startup Outside A Tech Hub? 3 Arguments For It

So you are not in a top startup ecosystem like San Francisco, NYC, London, Beijing, Tel Aviv or Bangalore? Many investors...
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Party Round? When Startups Should And Shouldn’t Take It

Party rounds, or mass syndication, is when a startup raises from multiple investors, none of which individually has a large enough...
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What Is The Right Valuation? 4 Core Principles For Entrepreneurs

Deciding on the right valuation is both an art and a science (and some would say black magic). Common sense dictates...
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How To Learn / Unlearn About An Industry? 5 Practical Suggestions For ...

Saw an opportunity, decided to build a company around it, but don’t have much experience in the space? It’s the story...
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AI Startups + Fundraising = What Are The Metrics?

What do I need to show in order to raise my next round? All entrepreneurs face that question at some point...
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Observations on Token Derivatives – Part One

In Part 1, we introduce FTX’s MOVE Contract with profit and loss visualisation, and how to use the MOVE Contract. Derivatives...
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Why Are Startups Taking Longer Than Ever To Go Public?

Technology startups since the past decade are staying private for much longer. During the dot-com boom (and bust) of the 2000s,...
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Having A Hard Time Reconnecting With A VC? 5 Practical Tips

  Many previous articles have talked about how to connect with investors, including how VCs can suck but you can minimize...
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Startups And The Series A1 Trap

Hit the magical $1M ARR a year after your A but not so sure if you should be raising a B?...
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Pitch right down the middle

Ideas are only as good as their pitches, and pros are the masters of pitch selection to improve business proposals. Three...
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What Do VCs Do All Day? 5 Visible Activities And The 1 Mostly Invisibl...

Remember the widely circulated series of memes “What people think I do” a few years back? Well, one of the VC...
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