Today we’re talking about who should fundraise for your startup?

Today, we’re talking about European startups pursuing US investors for their seed round. I meet a lot of startups doing this and I can completely understand why it’s an attractive strategy.n

Today, we’re talking about rebranding. In the early days of a start-up, it’s common to pick a brand name that might not work for the company’s lifespan. But even if your brand name is pretty bad, you should try to wait on rebranding until after your seed round.

Today, we’re talking about deck feedback. I might see ~1,000 pre-seed and seed decks per year. And here are the things found is most commonly get wrong.

Lots of people dream of starting their own business, but most never get a real chance.

While there are many factors that influence seed fundraising, your behavior during the process makes a big difference. Here’s the most common traits of founders who successfully close their seed round.

Receiving a Term Sheet from a VC usually takes weeks of work and is often accompanied by understandable euphoria. However, signing a Term Sheet for a “priced round” is a much larger commitment than for a SAFE/Convertible Note. Thus, you need to ensure you follow the right steps to secure the best deal for your company. Here’s what you should do after receiving a Term Sheet.

Bad investors can do untold damage to a company and they only show themselves at the worst times. It’s hard to know in advance how an investor will behave in tough situations, so it’s best to protect your company by ensuring you have the right terms.

Fundraising has few guidelines and you won’t get feedback from most investors who pass. You will have more success and spend less time fundraising if you avoid the familiar pitfalls. Here are 3 of the most common mistakes and how to avoid them.

Seed fundraising places founders under significant pressure from a constant rush to close, to the slew of investor questions to secure their commitments.

Investors don’t like saying “No” to your face as a founder, even if there is zero chance they will invest. This creates difficult situations for founders while fundraising, which can be catastrophic for your round. Here are some of the most common scenarios and what to expect.

A lot of fundraising rounds fall apart during closing. Most of these collapses can be avoided by correctly handling investor communication after they verbally commit to invest. Here are the steps to make sure every yes becomes a check.

Raising your seed round is a big milestone for a startup, as it gives you runway for 2 years to scale both your team and customers into a rapidly growing and sustainable business.

A core rule of startup fundraising: the CEO has to lead it. From time to time, I encounter teams where the CEO is not doing the fundraising, and this is a mistake.

Some companies are like catnip for investors, be it traction, founders, or customers, there are plenty of fundraising rounds each year where demand vastly outstrips supply.

Today we’re talking a little more about why the macro environment doesn’t matter when you’re starting a company.

Today we’re talking about if you can still sell to startups? Yes — but it’s definitely more difficult now.

Today we’re talking about if you should fire a new employee right away?