Surviving the Last Lap: A Founder’s Guide to Closing their Funding Round
Unspoken tricks that work & the power of Deal Dynamics You spent months preparing your investor proposition, your financial model and your investor pack. Yo...
Author: Francois Mazoudier
helping tech founders reach their (usually mad) dreams with the Fundraising Bootcamp (check it out).
Raising Venture Capital the Smart Way: What we teach, what VCs say
Ah, the mystical realm of Venture Capital and Venture Capitalists- the enigmatic beings who hold the keys to startup money. We often talk about VCs as if they&#...
Term sheet clauses you should expect in moments of crisis
Check out the term sheet clauses that may be included during times of crisis and how to protect your startup's interests through negotiation.
How to spot a rogue investor
As a founder, it is important to be aware of potential investor scams when raising funds for your startup. Learn about common scams to watch and how to protect ...
A guide to due diligence investors
There's no undoing or divorce with investors. You’re in for the long haul, so make sure you due diligence investors before you go all in. Here's how.
How to increase your chances of raising Venture Capital
You read the story of the one in a million; the startup that immediately turns into a rocket and IPOs in 7 years. That’s the dream, right? But in reality,...
How the wrong clause in your term sheet can affect your business
We all know fundraising is quite complicated right now. It’s not the real crisis the press will have you believe, but it’s slow and arduous, even mo...
Pitching Without Slides Is a Thing (and you should be doing it)
This can be highly controversial and many founders simply won’t manage to do it. I do still think preparing to pitch without slides can be an interesting exerci...
Financial Storyline: telling the story behind your numbers in a single slide
The press loves to tell us how investors are compelled to invest by the company’s vision or mission, the founder’s “charisma” or the personal experience that dr...