I recently led a webinar on The Fundamentals of Raising Startup Capital for Utah’s deep technology entrepreneurs (sponsored by the Innovation Team at the State of Utah’s Nucleus Institute).
I wanted to recap for all of our VentureWrench Community a number of resources on Startup Capital that may be helpful! So, read on for suggestions about other posts from VentureWrench as well as resources in the VentureWrench Library to help you become the smart and savvy entrepreneur you need to be to successfully raise capital.
We are also curating several no cost databases of potential investors and will be posting about those next month! This is part of our on key elements of raising capital, so the next couple of months should also be very helpful!
Cap Tables for Startups
Well, if you are doing a startup, your capitalization table, fondly known as your Cap Table, determines how much you, your employees and your investors get rewarded at the end of the game. So, it’s important…..
Almost all U.S. entrepreneurs are in Underserved Capital markets – Don’t Raise Capital Locally
I have said for years that entrepreneurs should not try to raise capital locally. Remember, we recommend that entrepreneurs Design the Perfect Investor™ before they start raising capital…
Customer Discovery and Lean Launchpad inspired programs – can they help you?
A discussion of Lean Launchpad inspired programs – including customer discovery and development of a business model canvas, and how such a program can help your venture.
Skiing the (Stock Market) Avalanche – Lessons Learned!
When I co-founded my first company, DoBox, the NASDAQ stock market was at (then) all time highs, and shortly after we raised our first round, would begin plunge of over 75% during the following two and a half years. I have long said that we “skied the avalanche” and thankfully had a successful exit anyway! As a note, the NASDAQ would not return to the 5000 level until 2015 (yes, 15 years peak to peak!)
What’s Better? Comparing SBIR Funding to Angel and Venture Capital
I’m often asked what’s better, raising money from investors or pursuing an SBIR award? And the answer is…. they’re different.
Startup Advice from my staunchest mentor – a retired global CEO
There is so much turmoil right now. Frankly everywhere. In public equity markets, which is of course spilling over to the startup capital market. So I thought I’d share a couple of pieces of advice that have stood the test of time that came from one of my staunchest supporters and mentors…
New Article – How a Board Can Support Founder & CEO Success
I just finished an article – How a Board Can Support Founder & CEO Success – on Switch (formerly Women 2.0). It builds on my previous podcast “Get the Most Value From Your Board”
Getting the Most Value from an Advisory Board – Part 1 and Part 2
I also want to champion a Board of Advisors or simply Advisory Board. What’s different? Advisors do just that, they advise. They are not fiduciaries (which takes pressure and liability off of them and off of you), but since you are going to give them equity, they have your best interests at heart.
I was wrong in 2020 – Startup Funding didn’t get worse (So what happens now in 2025?)
Hint, things may be getting tougher…Seed and Series A round median values were holding up fairly well during 2024. But Series B median raise amounts are clearly painful for companies at that stage…
Helping Great Teams get the Funding they Need to Change the World
You know that deep technology, the kind that changes the world, doesn’t just happen on a few weekends with a few dollars or even a few hundred thousand dollars. And you know that to make the kind of investment that the technology needs, you need funding. Probably pretty serious funding. We know that because we’ve been there too, more than once.
Designing Your Perfect Investor™ – What not to do
The premise is that if you ‘design’ the investor first, and then go find investors who fit that perfect profile, you won’t waste time, money or poison the well by talking to the wrong investors.
To get even more great Designer Investor™ content, visit the VentureWrench Library at Library.VentureWrench.com, our AI-powered library of resources to help entrepreneurs.
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Select Angel and Venture Capital and then explore for more curated content.
If you’d like resources to help you on your StartupTherapy™ Journey, building a successful company culture, they are available on our StartupTherapy™ Resources and Help page
If you are looking to raise capital in this market, I strongly encourage you to get help! Don’t go it alone!
We have lots of NO COST content on our blog, as well as our modestly priced resources on Capital Raising Coaching and Potential Investor Identification – “Designing the Perfect Investor™” and “InvestorFind™ Investor Identification Support“.
In addition, if you are interested in Individual Coaching see our offerings on CEO and Entrepreneur Coaching. If you’d like more details, email venturewrenchcommunity [at] gmail.com.
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