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1. Raising: Choosing Winners and Structuring The Round

   Raising A Seed Round As A First Time Founder #9

   Decide How To Weight Firm, Partner, and Valuation There are three basic “preferences” when fundraising: firm, partner, and valuation. Some…

   Mar.28.21

2. Raising: Evaluating Investors

   Raising A Seed Round As A First Time Founder #8

   As you start traversing the investor network, the interest level in your fundraise can change rapidly. In the beginning stages of a network…

   Mar.27.21

3. Raising: Navigating The VC Firm

   Raising A Seed Round As A First Time Founder #7

   Persuading a firm to offer a term sheet is basically an enterprise sales process. You need to find and persuade a champion, then help them…

   Mar.26.21

4. Raising: Your CRM & Network Traversal

   Raising A Seed Round As A First Time Founder #6

   Once you get “into the thick of it” you’re going to be quite time-constrained. You’ll need to do everything quickly — iterate on feedback…

   Mar.25.21

5. Raising: Creating a Deck and Narrative

   Raising A Seed Round As A First Time Founder #5

   The “deck” is one of the most commonly discussed elements of the fundraising process. There’s a lot of discussion on what makes a great deck…

   Mar.24.21

6. Raising: Ranking and Evaluating VCs

   Raising A Seed Round As A First Time Founder #4

   Let’s start with definitions. When I’m use the term “a VC firm” I’m talking about firms that have 6-10 partners, invest out of >$300m funds…

   Mar.23.21

7. Raising: Targeting Specific Investors

   Raising A Seed Round As A First Time Founder #3

   Part of preparing to raise is getting a really good sense of your key potential targets. For Niche Domains, Identify The VCs Who Have Made…

   Mar.22.21

8. Raising: Deciding When You're Ready

   Raising A Seed Round As A First Time Founder #2

   It can be difficult to know if you’re ready to raise when you’ve never raised before. Luckily, there are some good heuristics. Your…

   Mar.22.21

9. Raising A Seed Round As A First Time Founder

   Raising A Seed Round As A First Time Founder #1

   I often chat with first time founders who are raising their seed round. Fundraising is an interesting beast and it has many parts than are…

   Mar.21.21