brett foxWhy Your Investors Don’t Want To Fire YouThe biggest fear you’re likely to have as a startup CEO is that your investors will fire you and hire an experienced CEO. The reality is…3d ago3d ago
brett foxHow Do You Keep Control Of Your Startup?Having your investors fire you is one of the biggest worries that you’re likely to have as CEO. And, you’re likely to believe that owning…Jul 161Jul 161
brett foxinVentureHow Do You Negotiate A Seed Investment?The rules for negotiating seed stage investments are totally different than later stage investing. I’ve been involved in dozens of seed…Jul 22Jul 22
brett foxinVentureHow Do You Avoid A Bad Startup Investor?The one thing that is almost guaranteed to destroy even the best run startup is a bad investor. I should know. I had a bad investor do…Jun 252Jun 252
brett foxFive Reasons You Should Bootstrap Your StartupOne of the most successful companies I’ve worked with, Gateway Genomics, started with an initial investment of just $80,000. They then…Jun 184Jun 184
brett foxinVentureThe Best Way To Start Your Startup Pitch To InvestorsIt’s a complete mystery what you’re supposed to do to start your startup pitch? Should you just start your pitch? Should you introduce…Jun 113Jun 113
brett foxinVentureHow Do I Stay CEO Of My Startup?You’ve just started your company, and you’re worried about staying CEO after you raise money and add investors. Then, imposter syndrome…Jun 43Jun 43
brett foxSeven Ways To Make Your Startup Pitch Stand OutYou need to stand out to investors if you’re going to raise funding. However, you don’t want to stand out in the wrong way. You do want to…May 28May 28
brett foxinStartup StashHow Much Traction Do You Need To Raise Startup Funding?When you start raising funding, you’re likely going to hear investors tell you that you need more traction in order for them to invest in…May 215May 215
brett foxinVentureHow Do You Interview A Potential Technical Founder?I needed to find a technical co-founder in order for my startup to succeed. After all, I was building a highly technical company that…May 14May 14