How To Create a Startup Pitch Deck - [Template included]

Pitch decks are a set of slides that clearly describe your value proposition, your business case,…


How to Estimate Market Size for a Startup

Rachleff’s Law of Startup Success (of Andy Rachleff, formerly of Benchmark Capital) The #1…


Term Sheet: Common Terms & Practices To Be Aware Of

In this post we are going to touch upon some of the concepts that occur in a term sheet and the…


Convertible Debt vs Equity Financing

Do you prefer podcasts? Listen to the audio here. You have probably heard of the concept of…


Comparables: How To Use Them To Defend Your Valuation [Video]

Do you prefer podcasts? Listen to the audio here. In valuation theory, comparables are referred to…


Employee Stock Options: Common Practices And Examples

In our previous post about how much equity to offer to investors at different funding rounds, we…


How To Reach Out To Investors [Video]

Do you prefer podcasts? Listen to the audio here In our post about the right timing for…


Planning and Timing Fundraising

Fundraising is an activity that requires considerable time and effort and, as founders, we often…


Read This Before Writing A Business Plan

Call them unfashionable, long, unread, or boring, business plans are still the main way to…


Financial Projections: The Top-Down Approach

Suggested reading: Startup Projections, How to Start Financial projections cause headaches to many…