Raising Capital—Strategic Financial Planning Model, Part One
Do you know how to create pro forma financial statements, key metrics, and calculate valuation, dilution, and ROI? How many strategic...
Raising Capital & Strategy—The Straight Face Test
Your chances of persuading your audience and raising capital plummet if you can’t pass the Straight Face Test, presenting yourself as...
Raising Capital & Strategy—the Straight Face Test
Can you pass the Straight Face Test? If not, your chances for raising capital plummet. Why? Because your face reveals to your audience...
Raising Capital & Strategy—In the Clouds
I can’t stand it! Every day our CEO gets excited, comes up with three or four new ideas, and wants me to make them an immediate priority....
Raising Capital & Strategy—Getting Out of the Details
Being in the details is great for some jobs. For CEOs, it can be a death sentence. We're going to help keep you alive by taking you above...
Raising Capital & Strategy—Fail: Focusing on the Details
In prior posts, we discussed that you need an outline business plan, strategic financial planning model, and a company presentation to...
Raising Capital in the Early Stages: The KISS—Convertible Debt or Equity—Part Two
In part one, we covered the basics of a Keep It Simple Security (KISS). This week, we go into greater detail about the conversion of both...
Raising Capital in the Early Stages: The KISS—Convertible Debt or Equity—Part One
Last week’s post covered raising cash using a SAFE. This week, we’ll cover the KISS or Keep It Simple Security, Part One. KISS Basics The...
Raising Capital in the Early Stages: Convertible Equity—The SAFE
Last week’s post covered raising cash using convertible debt (CD). This week, we’ll cover the SAFE or Simple Agreement for Future Equity....
Raising Capital: Friends, Family, and Convertible Debt in the Early Stages
“Fundraising is one of the most difficult parts of the startup world . . . (for) first-time founders this is an even more daunting...
