How to Plan a Successful Exit Strategy for Your Business

The global number of businesses bought and sold in 2014 was 11% higher than the year before. As…


Flexibility in Startup Financing: Alternative options

There are several ways to accept external funds from investors. Debt is strict and it doesn’t…


4 Reasons why Cash is King or Why You Should Care About Your Burn Rate

Cash is important for survival. The burn rate (how fast you 'burn' the cash in your business) is…


Crowdfunding Platforms Serve As Information Brokers

In the previous post, we explained how VC funds and crowdfunding platforms can partner up. In this…


Crowdfunding: Information Broker for Early-Stage Venture Capital Funds

In the previous post we analyzed the advantages that associations of Business Angels, namely…


Crowdfunding: Why Business Angel Networks are Inefficient

The Second Generation of Business Angel Networks (BANs) In the previous article I have…


Crowdfunding: Business Angels and the Lack of Suitable Investment Opportunities

Business Angels' Limited Exposure Business Angels (BAs) are the major providers of investment…


The First Fully European Literature on Startup Scaling

This post originally appeared on Medium here ‘All told [American VCs] did not [seem to have] a…


Crowdfunding: The Emergence of Online Investing

Online investing is a new trend in venture capital industry that has arisen in recent years. It…


How to Negotiate with Investors: Pre-money Valuation

Attention from investors is the first thing. We discussed that in our previous post. If you have a…