How I Raised VC From Top-Tier Funds
~17 min read · Feb 25th · by Incredible Health CEO & Co-Founder Iman Abuzeid In 2019, NFX company Incredible Health announced a $15 Million Series A led by our friend…
VC terms — Return of the Barbarians.
Apr 20th · I hate complex terms in venture investments. Value is created by backing exceptional companies that return your fund, not by word-smithing aggressive legal agreements.
Four Tricky VC Questions and How To Handle Them
5 min read · 44 saves · Feb 12th · These are questions that usually don’t have anything to do with the business itself, but center around the dynamics of the round or maybe…
13 Things That Say "Don't Fund Me" To VCs
2 min read · 14 saves · Jan 11th · Jason Lemkin · Q: As a venture capitalist, what are some red flags that would make you reject a startup immediately? First, there is a lot of…
16 Non-Obvious Fundraising Lessons On Pitching
~12 min read · 96 saves · 2019-10-29 · Non-obvious lessons about pitching learned from James Currier's many years of being a 4-time founder/CEO and an investor in over 100 companies.
F*CKWITS: How To Tell If An Investor Will Fund Your Startup
2 min read · 2019-07-26 · Tim Jackson · A checklist for triaging out timewasters, some thoughts for what to do when they fail to qualify, and a useful fundraising aphorism
The First Four Mistakes That Startup CEOs Make When Fundraising
5 min read · 2019-07-19 · Tim Jackson · The most common pitfalls I’ve seen among founders seeking investors for their companies, plus some advice on how to avoid them
Diligencing your investor — a checklist for founders
8 min read · 2019-07-10 · When you’re raising capital for your company, the diligence process shouldn’t be one-sided.
LinkedIn’s Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs
2018-10-11 · At Greylock, my partners and I are driven by one guiding mission: always help entrepreneurs. It doesn’t matter whether an entrepreneur is in our…
The Fundraising Checklist: 13 Proof Points for Series A
8 min read · 57 saves · 2019-07-02 · A checklist of 13 proof points for startups to put themselves in the best possible position to fundraise for a Series A or later.
Five Essential Pitch Tips According To A Legendary Investor Behind Lyft, Slack, And Airbnb
2 min read · 61 saves · 2019-06-27 · Scott Kupor, managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, talks to Carmine Gallo about pitch techniques, storytelling and communication skills.