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Founders
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The New Start-up Cities
Emerging US cities like Austin, Miami, Richmond, and Charlottesville offer attractive conditions for startup founders, including lower costs, skilled workforce, supportive infrastructure, access to capital, and favorable policies.
What a recession would mean to startups
Navigating a recession is tough for startups, but this post offers tips to raise capital, monitor budgets, diversify revenue, and focus on problem-solving. Despite challenges, recessions can also create growth opportunities.
Common Equity: An Overview
Common equity represents ownership in a company and entitles the holder to a share of the profits. This blog post explores the benefits and considerations of common equity for both companies and investors, including the alignment of interests, potential dilution, and unlimited upside.
Should you join an accelerator? 3 Big Questions to Ask
Key questions for founders considering an accelerator program are highlighted, including program alignment, available resources, and costs (equity or cash compensation). Proactive research and seeking feedback from other founders are crucial for making an informed decision.
Convertible Notes: An Overview
Convertible notes are investor-friendly loans to early-stage companies, offering enhanced upside and downside protection. Key terms include investment amount, maturity date, interest rate, discount, and valuation cap.
Greasing the Sales Engine with Metrics
Track sales and business development metrics in two categories: activities (things you can control, like outreach and meetings) and results (outcomes, such as total sales and conversion rates). Use CRM platforms for effective tracking.
Key Performance Indicators: What Are They And Why Do They Matter?
Discover the significance of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for founders, including customer metrics like Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC), Customer Churn, and Customer Lifetime Value (CLTV), along with financial metrics like Burn Rate and Runway, to assess the real-time health of their businesses and make informed decisions.
Performance Metrics: How Are Your Investors Judging You?
Understand the key return-oriented metrics investors use to evaluate the success of their investments, such as IRR, DPI, RVPI, and MOIC. These metrics determine the potential returns and timeline for investors in the early stages of a company's growth.
The Building Blocks Of Successful Investor Reporting
Create impactful investor updates with a structured approach. This article suggests sections like introduction, key asks, core metrics, team updates, fundraising status, and business-specific aspects. Transparency and candor are essential for engaging investors effectively.
Striking The Balance: Investor Communications DOs And DON’Ts
Maximize your investor relations strategy by communicating regularly and consistently, providing clear updates with a structured letter format. Be explicit with investor asks and maintain organized data to streamline reporting. Foster engagement by encouraging questions and feedback, and be responsive to your investors' inquiries.