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Alejandro Cremades is a fundraising consultant and M&A advisor.
2020-05-27 12:22
What is the importance of financial projections in your pitch deck?
Financial projections and models still play a crucial role in business plans and planning. You know you need them, but wha… Read More
2020-05-26 12:35
Dilip Goswami has raised almost $100 million to make clean air accessible around the world, through his startup Molekule.
In our interview on the DealMakers podcast, Dilip shar… Read More
2020-05-26 12:20
Dilip Goswami is the co-founder and CEO of Molekule which is a San Francisco-based science and clean air company that has developed a fundamentally new approach to cleaning the air. The comp… Read More
2020-05-24 10:43
With a lot of hard work and over $100 million in backing from Softbank and private equity firms in Brazil, Geraldo Thomaz is designing the future of e-commerce and the software that makes it… Read More
2020-05-24 10:28
Geraldo Thomaz is the co-founder and CEO of VTEX which provides a cloud-based e-Commerce Platform and Omnichannel solutions. The company has raised over $140 million from top tier investors… Read More
2020-05-22 14:07
What is a cash burn rate in business?
How do you calculate yours? What is its importance in your organization? How can you shrink yours if it is killing your company?
What Is Your Cash… Read More
2020-05-21 12:54
Jack Newton is a wealth of knowledge for other entrepreneurs trying to navigate the current market to startup, fund, and scale new companies.
Newton hasn’t just built an… Read More
2020-05-21 12:39
Jack Newton is the co-founder and CEO of Clio which is a suite of web-based tools that help law firms in practice management and client collaboration. The company has raised $300 million fro… Read More
2020-05-20 13:30
How to do a SWOT analysis for strategic planning?
SWOT analysis is a foundational pillar of any business. From getting started with an idea through closing your exit, you’ll be using s… Read More
2020-05-19 13:07
Bill Powers has built companies, ridden them through to exits, and most recently raised half a billion dollars for a minority stake in his own startup.
In our interview on the… Read More
2020-05-19 12:57
Bill Powers is the co-founder and CEO of Cambridge Mobile Telematics which develops DriveWell, a complete telematics, and behavioral analytics solution to improve safety. The company has rai… Read More
2020-05-18 12:14
Are you wondering how to do a market analysis for your business?
Market analysis is a key foundational part of starting up and growing a company. If you didn’t go to business school, t… Read More
2020-05-17 13:33
Steven Kramer is a full-cycle entrepreneur who has built more than one substantial company.
In our interview on the DealMakers podcast, Kramer detailed his first startup, the c… Read More
2020-05-17 13:17
Steven Kramer is the co-founder and CEO of WorkJam which is a frontline digital workplace that unleashes the full potential of non-desk workforces. The company has raised $70 million from in… Read More
2020-05-15 12:53
How to calculate your business break-even point and what are the steps to get there with your business? This is without a doubt the question that every entrepreneur faces.
You are prob… Read More
2020-05-14 12:25
Jeffrey Glass is a founder and investor who has started, built, exited, and invested in multiple companies. He’s gone all the way from selling door-to-door to being on the VC side of t… Read More
2020-05-14 12:11
Jeffrey Glass is a serial entrepreneur. Most recently he is the co-founder and CEO of Hometap which aims to revolutionize home financing, giving homeowners a new way to take advantage of the… Read More
2020-05-13 12:59
Looking for new ideas to inspire you to start a business?
Where do you find the inspiration for a great business idea? Where are they hiding? What can you do, and what questions can you ask… Read More
2020-05-12 13:31
Carlos Cashman is a real serial entrepreneur with more than half a dozen startups under his belt. His latest venture has already raised a quarter of a billion dollars and is growing fast. &n&hell…Read More
2020-05-12 13:20
Carlos Cashman is a serial entrepreneur. Most recently he co-founded Thrasio which is an acquirer of Amazon third-party private-label businesses. The company has raised over $130M from top t… Read More
2020-05-11 13:29
Are you wondering how to do market research for your business?
Market research is one of the most important parts of going into business and staying in business. So, what should you be resea… Read More
2020-05-10 13:10
Oren Zaslansky has bootstrapped and raised tens of millions of dollars in VC money. Now on his third startup, he’s gained a lot of insight on how to scale and build teams. … Read More
2020-05-10 13:00
Oren Zaslansky is the founder and CEO of Flock Freight which is a business-to-business freight shipping company. The company has raised to date over $70 million from top tier investors such… Read More
2020-05-08 18:27
Are you wondering how syndicated rounds of funding work?
Syndicated rounds are more complicated than standard funding rounds because large numbers of investors are expected to cooperate when… Read More
2020-05-07 15:28
Are you at the point where you are asking yourself how to write a mission statement that is powerful?
A company’s mission statement describes what a business does and what its purpose… Read More
2020-05-06 16:03
Are you wondering about the importance of board seats during fundraising?
Your company’s Board of Directors will have a huge impact on current and future fundraising goals. If your boa… Read More
2020-05-05 12:30
Paul Taylor has built, founded, and successfully exited several companies. His newest startup could be his biggest yet.
From an early love of math to launching several startups… Read More
2020-05-05 12:20
Paul Taylor is the founder and CEO of Thought Machine which is a fintech company that builds cloud-native technology to revolutionize core banking. The company has raised over $100 million f… Read More
2020-05-04 13:13
Are you wondering how to write a great value proposition?
Keep in mind this is the driving force behind catching the interest of your target demographic. Without a great one, your products w… Read More
2020-05-03 13:33
Peter Yared has been involved in a mind-boggling number of startups. These are just those we know that he has turned into businesses and technologies which have been bought.
In… Read More
2020-05-03 13:10
Peter Yared is a 7x entrepreneur. Most recently he cofounded InCountry which is a data residency-as-a-service platform that enables global data compliance for international business. The com… Read More
2020-05-01 13:13
Are you wondering how to raise startup capital through funding rounds? How should your startup be planning?
Startups need capital. Especially those with big visions and hopes to grow fast an… Read More
2020-04-30 13:48
Are you at the point where you are thinking about fundraising and wondering how to create a target list of investors?
There are endless investors, capital, and financing sources out there ri… Read More
2020-04-29 12:40
What are drag-along rights?
Drag-along-rights allow majority shareholders to force minority shareholders to sell their stakes in a company. These rights are a provision, usually stipulated a… Read More
2020-04-28 12:58
Nick Huzar is on this second startup. By the time you read this, they’ve probably already closed on more than $380M in funding. This is a startup enjoying great traction right now. One… Read More
2020-04-28 12:11
Nick Huzar is the co-founder and CEO of Offerup which provides an online and mobile C2C marketplace app for people to buy and sell electronics, furniture, and cars. The company has raised $3… Read More
2020-04-27 12:56
What are some of the ways to negotiate better as an entrepreneur? From even before day one as an entrepreneur you’ll be negotiating. The faster you get better at it, the better your st… Read More
2020-04-26 12:40
Ariel Cohen’s latest startup has amassed $1 billion in equity and debt to disrupt one of the biggest industries on the planet: corporate travel.
A repeat founder and tech… Read More
2020-04-26 12:24
Ariel Cohen is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of TripActions which is a corporate travel management company. The business has raised so far close to $1 billion in equity an… Read More
2020-04-24 12:46
Are you fundraising and wondering how to find a lead investor?
Too many entrepreneurs focus on the quantity of capital they can raise rather than the quality of the investors at their dispos… Read More
2020-04-23 12:55
Robin Richards is one of the most prolific, true serial entrepreneurs in modern American history. He has built, scaled, and exited at least half a dozen startups. His exits range from $30 mi… Read More
Robin Richards On Starting Out Of A Broom Closet And Selling 7 Businesses For More Than $600 Million
2020-04-23 12:38
Robin Richards is the CEO and founder of CareerArc which is an HR technology company helping business leaders recruit and transition the modern workforce. The company has raised over $30 mil… Read More
2020-04-22 12:22
Are you at the point where you are wondering how to run a good fundraising process?
How you approach and run your fundraising rounds can make a substantial difference in how smooth and enjoy… Read More
2020-04-21 12:46
Dean Sysman has been through the full cycle of launching and selling a startup and has raised almost $100M for his next venture.
During our interview on the DealMakers podcast, Dean shared… Read More
2020-04-21 12:32
Dean Sysman is the co-founder and CEO of Axonius which is a cybersecurity asset management platform that helps secure and manage connected devices in use by businesses. The company has raise… Read More
2020-04-20 12:29
Are you at the point where you are wondering how to capture the market size in a pitch deck?
Market size is one of the most important data points in your pitch deck. This metric alone and ho… Read More
2020-04-19 12:29
Chase Lochmiller has raised close to $75M for his innovative startup that combines AI, and cleaner energy, in one of the biggest industries on our planet.
From a deep love of math at… Read More
2020-04-19 12:14
Chase Lochmiller is the co-founder and CEO of Crusoe Energy Systems which is on a mission to help the oil industry reduce routine flaring of natural gas. The company has raised so far $75 mi… Read More
2020-04-17 12:33
Are you at the point where you are thinking about how to share information with investors?
Knowing how best to share information with investors can cause entrepreneurs a real headache. After… Read More
2020-04-16 12:44
Are you wondering what goes into due diligence and also what are all the items that investors or perhaps potential acquirers would want to see as part of your due diligence package?
Most ent… Read More
2020-04-15 12:18
Are you wondering how to schedule meetings with investors?
The investor meeting is often the make or break moment during startup fundraising. How do you get these meetings? How do you ace th… Read More
2020-04-14 12:51
After years of being the poster boy for the anti-VC movement, Mike McDerment has raised millions to provide one of the most important services needed by countless small business owners and o… Read More
2020-04-14 12:32
Mike McDerment is the co-founder and CEO of Freshbooks which is a cloud-based accounting software that allows owners to invoice clients, track time and run their small businesses in the clou… Read More
2020-04-13 13:50
What pricing models are there for startups launching new businesses and products?
How should you price your product or service? How do you arrive at that number? What might the challen… Read More
2020-04-12 13:00
Stephan Schambach is a true serial entrepreneur. He has started, scaled and exited several ventures. He has raised millions of dollars in the process. He’s managed them through some of… Read More
2020-04-12 12:51
Stephan Schambach is the cofounder of NewStore which operates a platform for retailers to run their stores on iPhone. The company has raised $130 million from General Catalyst, Salesfor… Read More
2020-04-10 12:50
Are you wondering what is venture debt?
Most successful businesses use forms of debt financing to help fund their operations and reach important milestones. Venture debt, also known as &ldqu&hell…Read More
2020-04-09 13:05
Hesaam Esfandyarpour has been blending science and technology to take the world on a massive new leap. Having raised over $200M and spending years on R&D, this founder’s startup co… Read More
2020-04-09 12:48
Hesaam Esfandyarpour is the founder and CEO of GenapSys which has developed a novel DNA sequencing technology and detection system for applied genomic testing and medical sequencing. The com… Read More
2020-04-08 17:39
Are you ready to take the steps to starting your own business quickly?
Whether compelled by need or just magnetically drawn by your passion for creating a solution, many people are in a posi… Read More
2020-04-07 12:32
Laurin Hahn is creating a new world of mobility. His electric car startup is unique and well-timed to participate in the big changes happening out there.
So far they’ve raised tens of… Read More
2020-04-07 12:20
Laurin Hahn is the co-founder and CEO of Sono Motors which is a global mobility and energy service provider. The company has raised over $70 million raising one of the largest crowdfunding r… Read More
2020-04-06 13:37
Why startups should raise a Seed round of financing?
Recently some startups have skipped raising a seed round. Some have done very well with this strategy and spending the first few years bo… Read More
2020-04-05 13:04
Girish Mathrubootham has built an incredibly popular startup from the ground up. A company that fuels businesses of all sizes, and is probably becoming far more important in the wake of the… Read More
2020-04-05 12:46
Girish Mathrubootham is the co-founder and CEO of Freshworks which provides businesses with SaaS customer engagement solutions. The company has raised $400 million at a $3.5 billion valuatio… Read More
2020-04-03 12:30
Are you at that point where you are asking yourself how to go from corporate to entrepreneur?
There are many compelling reasons to make the switch from corporate to entrepreneurship today. I… Read More
2020-04-02 13:07
Gangesh Ganesan has experienced plenty on his entrepreneurial journey of building and selling companies.
He has sold tech businesses to some of the biggest entities, raised tens of millions… Read More
2020-04-02 12:43
Gangesh Ganesan is the cofounder and CEO of PeerNova which enables financial firms to quickly optimize their data, processes, and business. The company has raised over $70 million from inves… Read More
2020-04-01 12:41
Are you asking yourself how to prepare for investor meetings? Do you want to make the best impression during an investor meeting so that you can land a check to continue scaling up your busi… Read More
2020-03-31 13:02
As a young teenager, Steve White had noble ideas about what it meant to be in politics and law. He’s now fighting for the legal cannabis industry and has raised hundreds of millions of… Read More
2020-03-31 12:46
Steve White is the founder and CEO of Harvest Health which is a multi-state cannabis operator (MSO) and vertically-integrated cannabis company. The business has raised over $300 million from… Read More
2020-03-30 12:49
Are you at that point when you are wondering how to pick the right partner at a venture capital firm?
The individual partner you elect to work with can be far more impactful than anything el… Read More
2020-03-29 12:56
Adam Jiwan has been a successful entrepreneur since he was a teenager. At his most recent company, Spring Labs, he has raised nearly $40 million to change the way companies store, exchange… Read More
2020-03-29 12:38
Adam Jiwan is a serial entrepreneur and most recently the co-founder and CEO of Spring Labs which is a transformative and centralized infrastructure for credit and identity data. The company… Read More
2020-03-26 13:17
Craig Unger started out living in a humble NYC garage turned apartment. He has since worked with Bill Gates and Satya Nadella. He has raised millions of dollars to build two startups. One al… Read More
2020-03-26 13:00
Craig Unger is the co-founder and CEO of HyperProof which is radically reducing the risk and cost of keeping companies and their customers’ data in compliance. The company has raised o… Read More
2020-03-25 12:37
Are you at the stage where you are wondering how to choose an investor for your business?
While it can be tempting to rush to blast your pitch deck to as many money sources as possible, and… Read More
2020-03-24 13:11
Pierre-François Thaler has been helping increase sustainability throughout our business ecosystem. He has built a sizable venture of his own in the process.
During our exclusive inte… Read More
2020-03-24 12:57
Pierre-Francois Thaler is the co-founder and co-CEO of Ecovadis which offers a collaborative platform that allows companies to assess the environmental and social performance of their suppli… Read More
2020-03-23 12:31
Are you wondering how to transition from employee to business owner? If so, how do you do it?
Moving from being an employee to a business owner used to be a big decision. At least it used to… Read More
2020-03-22 13:10
Michael Katz has been one of the youngest CEOs on the NASDAQ, and clearly quite adept at raising funding and building companies.
During our time on the DealMakers Podcast, Michael was gener… Read More
2020-03-22 12:56
Michael Katz is the co-founder and CEO of mParticle which is a customer data platform for multi-channel consumer brands. The company has raised $120 million from top tier investors such as G… Read More
2020-03-19 12:22
Josh Genderson is one of the godfathers of today’s booming cannabis business. His company is now valued at significantly more than $500M.
We got together for an episode of the DealMak… Read More
2020-03-19 12:11
Josh Genderson is the founder and CEO of Holistic Industries which operates as a medical cannabis company. The company has raised over $60 million at a $500 million valuation.
In this… Read More
2020-03-18 12:24
Are you at the point where you are thinking about how to figure out how much capital to raise?
Knowing how much you need and should ask for in a fundraising round is a critical part of… Read More
2020-03-17 12:44
Roman Rittweger has raised $100M for his second startup and is disrupting how healthcare is delivered.
This is a founder who has taken a startup full cycle and is now on his second big adve… Read More
2020-03-17 12:32
Roman Rittweger is the founder and CEO of Ottonova which provides health insurance through its digital platform. The company has raised over $100 million from HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, btov P… Read More
2020-03-16 11:48
Are you wondering how to build relationships with investors? Winning at startup fundraising is all about building relationships with investors. How do you do it?
In fact, building relationsh… Read More
2020-03-15 12:47
Deidre Paknad has raised tens of millions of dollars for her ventures. Today, her flourishing startup is helping large organizations get more done, and scale others to their own IPOs.
In ou… Read More
2020-03-15 12:37
Deidre Paknad is the cofounder and CEO of Workboard which is an enterprise SaaS company that helps companies unlock growth by making alignment and accountability remarkably easy. The company… Read More
2020-03-13 18:17
What should you do now to ensure your startup can survive and thrive during the coronavirus pandemic, and its aftermath?
It is very clear that the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus is serious… Read More
2020-03-12 12:22
Charlie Bachtell has raised millions of dollars and took his cannabis company public as a leader in one of the fastest-growing consumer good spaces.
In our recent episode of the Deal… Read More
2020-03-12 12:11
Charlie Bachtell is the co-founder and CEO of Cresco Labs which serves medical cannabis patients and incites the progressive evolution of the medical cannabis industry. The company went publ… Read More
2020-03-10 12:48
Tom Livne’s latest startup has raised tens of millions of dollars to transform the world of transcriptions.
From the rise of podcasts to the legal industry, medical, education, media… Read More
2020-03-10 12:32
Tom Livne is the co-founder and CEO of Verbit.ai which specializes in combining human and artificial intelligence to provide transcription and captioning solutions. The company has raised ov… Read More
2020-03-08 12:27
Ryan Disraeli has raised tens of millions of dollars and exited for over $230M. Yet, he ultimately found his business home in an unexpected place for an entrepreneur.
During his recent gues… Read More
2020-03-08 12:12
Ryan Disraeli is the cofounder of TeleSign which is the leading provider of single-platform global communications and trusted identity data solutions. The company raised $78 million from inv… Read More
2020-03-06 13:15
Pro-rata rights are given to investors and describe investment rights during future fundraising rounds. Because they impact how founders can later raise capital, it’s critical that ent… Read More
2020-03-05 13:11
David Richards is a true serial entrepreneur. He has raised well over $120M for his companies. He’s faced his fair amount of challenges on the way. Yet, he has consistently found alter… Read More
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