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Icarus: The New Unicorn?
In the “startup world” it is no secret that signaling matters. With opaque benchmarks, it can be difficult for a startup to determine how they stack-up relative to their peers.…
Q3 2019 Pro Rata Newsletter Funding Data
Dan Primack is a prolific journalist who has covered the venture capital & private equity space for years. He currently produces the Pro Rata Newsletter at Axios. It’s a daily newsletter…
First Meeting with a Potential Investor? Ask These 5 Questions
As a founder, landing your first meeting with an investor is an exciting experience. You’ve got your deck together and a talk track ready to go. You’re ready to walk…
How Employees Think About a Fundraise
As a founder, the day-to-day can often feel like a juggling act. Constantly, trying to optimize time between building a product, growing revenue, attracting capital, and delighting employees. At the…
Understanding Power Law Curves to Better Your Chances of Raising Venture Capital
The ideas below are largely based off of Scott Kupor’s new book, Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It. We highly recommend giving it a…
3 Key Takeaways from our Series A Webinar
Last week, we hosted a webinar on how to raise a Series A. In it, I and Zylo CEO & Co-Founder Eric Christopher shared tactics and advice on how to…
Navigating Your Series A Term Sheet
You’ve just gotten through an exhausting fundraise, congratulations are in order, and now you have an unsigned Series A term sheet in your hand. What’s next? It’s often assumed that…
4 Key Slides That Can Make or Break Your Pitch Deck
It’s never been easier to get started on the pitch deck for your startup. There is no shortage of pitch deck examples online, and pitch deck best practices are ubiquitous…
Total Addressable Market: Lessons from Uber’s Initial Estimates
Rewind to 2009, when a small company called UberCab is pitching the idea of a “next generation black cab service” to seed investors. Operating in just 2 markets (NYC &…
An Investor is Ready to Fund Your Company. Now What?
When an investor tells you they’d like to fund your company, it may feel like you’ve reached the finish line. The hard work and time you’ve put in to fundraising…