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…
The Discount Rate in Startup Valuation
If you approach a Venture Capitalist or a Business Angel, you will probably hear that “I need to…
Equity Percentages to Offer Investors at Different Rounds [Video]
Do you prefer podcasts? Listen to the audio here. During workshops, I often hear the sentence:…
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…