I recently led a webinar on The Fundamentals of Raising Startup Capital for Utah’s entrepreneurs (sponsored by the Innovation Team at the State of Utah’s Nucleus Institute).
I wanted to recap for our VentureWrench Community resources on Startup Capital that may be helpful! So, read on for suggestions about other posts and resources in the VentureWrench Library to help you become the smart and savvy entrepreneur you need to be to successfully raise capital.
I’ve started a series this summer on key elements of raising capital.
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…..
I was wrong in 2020 – Startup Funding didn’t get worse (So what happens now?)
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…
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…
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…
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.
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.
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!)
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“.
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