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Keep in Touch: Engaging Your Investors in Your Company’s Story
The end of July is approaching. It is time to connect with my key investor-stakeholders on our company’s progress. This practice of routinely telling our company’s latest story is an essential component in maintaining my investors’ support.
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The Hidden Value of Board Meeting Preparation
It is time. Time to work on the board package, again. The effort feels like an interruption to the team. So the key to maximizing the value to the startup is to recognize and leverage the hidden value of the process of Board meeting preparation.
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Your Company’s Lawyer is NOT Your Lawyer
A few weeks ago, another CEO reached out and asked for a referral to an attorney. My first question was for the company or for yourself? I didn’t always realize that there was a difference.
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Too Early. Too Late. Finding the VC Fund Timing Sweet Spot.
When raising venture capital, understand the venture fund timing sweet spot so you can align your startup’s needs with your potential investor’s needs, or at least realize when it will be hard to fit.
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Getting Baked for Fundraising
Building an investable business takes more time and effort than most people realize. Too often, I see people jumping the gun and trying to fundraise too early.
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How VCs Say “Yes”
When you are raising venture capital, a VC’s most common answer is ‘no.’ Sometimes, if you are lucky, they start to say ‘yes.’ Here is what that looks like.
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How VCs Say “No”
For a startup, raising venture capital is daunting. The numbers are not in your favor. Learning to recognize "no" gives you a chance to move on quickly to the next opportunity for a great fit.
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Permission to Innovate
Realizing the potential for process improvement requires making sure that those who are part of designing the change are empowered to find the best path.
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How Do You Start a Company?
It does not necessarily start with the idea since you can find a worthy idea. So how does a founding CEO actually begin?
