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  • Building a Team,  Fundraising

    The Challenge of Raising Money as a Solopreneur

    Jen Baird / February 24, 2024

    What is the minimum team size when raising capital for your high-potential venture? Greater than one.

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    Using Retained Recruiters

    April 19, 2025

    Equity Incentives for Startup Teams

    May 3, 2025

    Recruiting Hearts

    January 21, 2023
  • Budgeting & Finance,  Management,  Service Providers

    A Startup’s Chart of Accounts

    Jen Baird / February 17, 2024

    Building a business requires accounting for the funds flowing in and out of it. Honestly, it is one of those necessary evils that few entrepreneurs want to spend time on even though it is essential.

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    Building a Financial Function

    January 13, 2024

    Know Your Numbers

    April 20, 2024

    Stock Option Grant Planning

    May 10, 2025
  • Fundraising

    VC Intro Call Playbook

    Jen Baird / February 10, 2024

    For first-time VC fundraisers, when the invitation comes for an initial intro call to learn more about the business, the questions arise. What to expect? How to approach the conversation? When to follow-up? While every situation is unique, this post lays out a playbook to help get you started in successfully navigating introductory calls with venture capitalists.

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    The Nature of Warm Introductions

    May 11, 2024

    Funding Foundations

    September 2, 2023

    Wrangling a Fundraising Round

    December 31, 2022
  • CEO Essentials,  Founding

    What Gets You Up in the Morning?

    Jen Baird / February 3, 2024

    Founding a startup to solve a problem is a big commitment.  Before you launch, you need to carefully examine your heart and motivations to ensure you are ready for the challenge of such a marathon undertaking!

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    CEO = Chief Salesperson

    August 26, 2023

    Resilience

    October 12, 2024

    Keeping Promises

    July 10, 2021

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