2 days agoMember-onlyHow Do You Raise Startup Funding As A Solo Founder?One of the most successful companies I’m involved with was founded by a solo founder. This company is now worth well over $1 billion. I was fortunate to be advising this company from its start. I saw why this solo founder, “Ray”, was successful raising funding. Being involved with Ray’s…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Published inStartup Stash·Mar 19, 2024Member-onlyThe Ten Traits Startup CEOs Need To Get FundedThe competition for startup funding is fierce. Consider that a venture capitalist or angel investor will invest in one startup for every 100 face-to-face meetings they take. The decision of whether to invest is mostly driven by how investors feel about you, the CEO. Simply put, if investors believe in…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Mar 12, 2024Member-onlyHow Do You Improve Your Chances Of Raising Money?You’re ready to raise your startup funding. You want everything to be right, so you improve your chances of getting funded. And you know that every investor meeting counts because you don’t know which investor will say yes. No one does. I’ll share with you, based on my experience, a…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Mar 5, 2024Member-onlyThe Most Important Thing When You Pitch InvestorsDo you know that the most important thing you can do when you pitch investors is something you have tons of practice in? It’s true. …Venture Capital6 min readVenture Capital6 min read
Published inStartup Stash·Feb 27, 2024Member-onlyEleven Things Not To Include In Your Startup Pitch DeckOne of the things you learn pretty quickly when you start pitching investors, is there’s not a lot of information about what you shouldn’t include in your startup pitch deck. So, you’re left to figure it out for yourself, and this can lead to mistakes that cost you an investment. …Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Feb 20, 2024Member-onlyShould You Fire Your Co-FounderOver fifty percent of all co-founder relationships end up failing. And, If there’s one thing I am an expert in, it’s failed co-founder relationships. After all, the first two teams of co-founders I tried to start my company with didn’t work out. It wasn’t until my third team of co-founders…Venture Capital7 min readVenture Capital7 min read
Feb 13, 2024Member-onlyShould Your Best Friend Be Your Startup Co-Founder?Two of my co-founders were my friends “Ken” and Adolfo. I felt that I was reducing the risk of co-founder failure because I knew Ken and Adolfo so well. I had worked with both Ken and Adolfo for years before they became my co-founders. …Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Feb 6, 2024Member-onlyHow Do You Price Your Startup’s Product?Pricing your startup’s product right can make or break your success. Get the pricing right, and you’re on your way to success. Get your pricing wrong, and you’re in deep trouble. I want you to get your pricing right. I’ll explain my five step, foolproof methodology to determine your product…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Published inStartup Stash·Jan 30, 2024Member-onlyYou’re Not Calculating Your Startup’s Burn Rate CorrectlyYou’re supposed to know what your burn rate is as a startup CEO. From my experience working with startup CEOs, too many startup CEOs don’t know their burn rate, or they’re not properly calculating their burn rate. The problem is not knowing how to calculate your burn rate can literally…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Jan 16, 2024Member-onlyThe Five Things You’ll Need To Do To Get Startup Funding In 2004You’re planning on raising funding for your early stage startup this year, and you don’t know what to expect. I’ve worked with a lot of startup CEOs over the past year that successfully raised funding. I know what it takes. I’ll share with you the five things you’ll need to…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read