Tag: Venture Capital
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We all know a warm intro beats a cold message any day. But how do you get them? I’m going to show you how to get 10X the warm intros you’re getting today. And it’s surprisingly simple. Getting more intros is all about making it easy for the person doing…
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Deep in the bowels of a startup’s data room, there’s a critical document: the cap table. A problem with this document can kill a financing. Let me run you through 4 common cap table problems so you can avoid them. 1) Dev Shop or Venture Studio on the Cap Table.…
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You love the founder and the company is crushing it. Time to write a check, right? Think again. There’s one other little matter that needs to be ironed out before I invest in a startup: finding a lead investor. A lead investor sets the price and terms of the round.…
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When I e-mail my friends in VC during the summer, they often take 1-4 weeks to get back to me. Are you sure you want to raise right now? Every year, venture fundraising hits two troughs: one in the summer, and another between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. And yet, some…
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Investors love to argue whether startups should be in person or remote. Wiz is remote-first and just got a $23 billion acquisition offer. Can we end this debate? The Game of Outliers Time and time again, I hear investors trying to sound all hard core, saying you’ve got to be…
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“What’s the best way to help founders you’ve invested in?” Last fall, I posed this question to one of the top early stage investors. His answer surprised me. “Share their posts on social media,” he said. “That’s it?” I thought. “Anyone can do that!” Yes, anyone can. But hardly anyone…
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They were raising $8 million at a $35 million post-money valuation. Despite a great founder and some blue chip customers, I passed. Here’s why… “3L” is a tool for law firms to recruit new attorneys coming out of law school. ”3L” is a composite, not a real startup, and the…
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Here are some questions I asked founders at actual meetings this week. Draft some answers to these, and you’ll be better prepared for your investor meetings! 1) “What’s your vision for [Startup]?” This is the first question I ask every founder. I put it first because it’s the most important.…
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“How can I make this pitch better?” A founder asked me that this week. It’s something I almost never hear — and something every founder needs to ask. When you raise a round of funding, you might meet 100 investors. You have two choices: A) Give the same pitch to…
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