As discussed in my previous blog, Series Seed documents are typically more appropriate for seed investments than the more complex and burdensome NVCA forms. However, since the initial release of…
One of the challenges of seed investments is that the time and expense involved in negotiating and documenting the investment can balloon to the point where the investment doesn’t make…
Many clients who are pursuing outside funding don’t fully understand the vast differences between venture capital and angel funding. This is unfortunate, because a company that is unaware of those…
Much of the business news in 2019 reported on privately-held companies with a market valuation of a billion dollars or more – the so-called unicorns. The news, however, was generally…
In one of my earlier post I discussed the time challenges that start-up companies face when raising investment funds. Many start-ups greatly underestimate the time commitment involved and the slow…
In last week’s blog, I discussed one of the many questions that investors often ask: “What is your market size?” Surprisingly, many companies cannot properly answer this question. This week…
In last week’s blog, I described the three items that every company should have before initiating discussions with potential investors. Those items are: 1) a detailed business plan; 2) an…
The previous two blogs described a startup that has done its customer discovery, developed its MVP (“minimum viable product,” not “most valuable player”), assembled an awesome management team, and is…
Last week’s blog presented the situation of a company that has a great idea, a prototype product, customer discovery, and an awesome management team – all vital milestones along the…