It was Peter Drucker who said, “If you can measure it, you can manage it”. KPIs fall into that category. KPIs – Do The Work Early! The specific metrics that drive any business will differ from startup to startup, and very few first-time founders are likely to understand them from…
Are you a Startup Founder about to raise or already raising external investor capital? You MUST know what business metrics those investors are going to check. The outcome will determine if they invest or not. Be The Queen Or King Of (Your) Business Metrics From Day 1 Don’t wait until…
Need capital for your startup? Right now the fundraising environment is fickle and will remain so for the rest of 2023. So I’m advising my mentees and portfolio companies to be like a camel, not a horse. take capital if it’s available and store it until they need it. Don’t…
Starting a business is a challenging and exciting endeavor. However, it can also be difficult to get off the ground without sufficient funding. The secret lies in finding the right investors for your startup. Who Are The Right Investors For Your Startup? Here are some tips for finding the right…
The power law is a statistical concept that describes the relationship between the frequency of an event occurring and the magnitude of that event. Why It Matters Your job as a Startup wanting to secure capital from a Venture Capital Fund is simple. Using the Power Law, convince them that…
Startup Founders often make this one deadly mistake. They raise capital and invest it into marketing BEFORE the business model is sustainable. Remember the rule of thumb. Nail it then scale it. I’d Like To Access Resources For My Startup… First Achieve Product-Market Fit. Nail It Then Scale It. As…
As an early-stage Startup Founder, you need to know how VCs decide whether to meet you or not. I’d Like To Have My Deck, Model and Market Fit Reviewed… Like you, VCs have a job to do, and they have a limited number of meetings they can take. So once…
If you want to know how to hook investors in 3 minutes, read on. Startup Founders need to prepare more than one presentation. They need to perfect a one-sentence elevator pitch. A one-minute pitch. A 3-4 minute “demo-day” pitch. And finally, a conventional 10-15 minutes investor pitch, if they want…
Startup Founders Do You Want Investment? Don’t Do This. The 22 Mistakes To Avoid. Most startup founders want investment to grow their companies. They often receive (poor) advice about what to do. Well, I’m here to tell you straight. Don’t do this. In the blog post below I’ve listed some…
First the controversy. Adapt or die. “It’s not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change”. All have heard it. Many have used it. Few have believed it. None or very few have baked it…