Dilution
There is a cost of doing business — any business — and that cost always comes in the form of dilution.
Fundraising
VCs, raising money, dilution, and surviving the capital game without losing your mind.
Don’t hate the VC
It’s really easy to fall into the trap of hating on VCs if you are a startup looking for funding.
Real VCs make decisions and move on
The all-too-common knock against venture capitalists is that they never make up their mind. They lead founders on, always asking for more proof points only to disappear or finally say no months too late.
Assume it’s no
Raising any kind of investment outside of friends and family is one of the hardest things to do as a founder.
The perilous plight of the fundraising CEO
There comes a point where the hunt for funding, the very air that startups need, will suffocate and stall the startup.