SHOULD I HAVE AN EXIT SLIDE IN MY PITCH DECK?
Exit slides in pitch decks are fraught with danger. Twice
RESPECTING EARLY INVESTORS
Early investors bear enormous risks, and as ventures grow, their contribution is often forgotten. Here are four ways to avoid this issue.
HOW TO PREPARE FOR INVESTOR MEETINGS
Here is my method for preparing for investor meetings. It ensures the time with investors is extremely valuable. For the investor, you and your team.
PLANNING FOR WHEN THE ANSWER IS ‘YES’
The punchline is to plan the four actions you need to take when the answer is ‘YES’. Consider this training to reduce surprise and potential confusion that can come from an unexpected ‘YES’.
KNOWING WHEN TO CLOSE A VENTURE
In the spirit of turning down the taboo around this issue, here is the framework I use to address this issue.
FINDING FUNDING: HOW TO FUEL GROWTH
Here is my presentation from ‘Finding Funding – How To Fuel Your Growth’, a talk I gave in Canberra today.
HOW FOUNDERS SHOULD THINK ABOUT MONEY
The punchline is that money needs to survive three tests when you’re an entrepreneur.
BE WARY OF THE 18 MONTH RUNWAY
If you're about to raise capital, how much runway should you be trying to buy? And what if you've already raised a seed round?
EXPLAINING GROWTH
Using a revenue growth rate mind-set and a collection of traction-related stories is the best way to explain growth.
PRESS RELEASES ABOUT FINANCING ARE LIGHTNING RODS FOR STARTUPS
Press releases about financings are not marketing for startups. They are the PR equivalent of vanity metrics. And rarely do good things comes from vanity alone.
THE RULES TO FOLLOW WHEN WINDING UP A VENTURE
No one invests in a venture expecting it to fail. If that time comes, there are two sets of rules to follow when winding it up.
HOW DO I RAISE MONEY FOR MY STARTUP?
Raising capital is part process, part endurance event.
11 THINGS YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT RAISING CAPITAL THE FIRST TIME AROUND
Any founder will tell you that fundraising is an essential distraction.