In the last month, we’ve had three founders come to us with questions and problems related to raising money for their early stage start-ups. In the next few installments, we’ll cover critically important issues of executing an early stage raise. Early Stage: Your Money Plus Sweat Equity In the early stage of your company, it's likely you will be funded using your own money plus sweat equity. Most investors you'll seek for follow-on rounds will expect that you did both, as it

We’re moving back to raising capital this week and dealing with getting the dreaded “No” from investors. Anyone who’s raised money has heard this many times. This week we’ll discuss what it means and how to deal with it. When the Investor Says No Hearing a no from an investor can be very difficult. Typically as a founder, you’ve sunk your heart, soul, and sometimes a significant amount of your bank account into your start-up. After months of work on your business plan, financ