Raising Capital Posts

Pitching to Investors

Share on linkedin Share on twitter Share on facebook I am working with a client right now and we will be meeting with some potential investors later this month to raise additional capital.  Previously I

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Convertible Note vs SAFE

As a previous CEO of startup and early-stage companies, I have had to be very knowledgeable in the various equity instruments used to bring capital into my companies.  Although the convertible note has become the

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2018 Venture Capital Landscape

The year 2018 saw record-breaking deals in the Venture Capital world that hadn’t been seen since the 90’s.  Most notably Capital investment exceeded the $100B mark for the first time in almost two decades. As

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The Process of Raising Capital

I had lunch last Friday with a CEO who is looking to raise some outside capital.  Having never raised any outside capital previously, he asked me to give him a high level overview of the

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Playing a Small Role as a Shark

No, I did not go on ABC’s Shark Tank and have Mr. Wonderful tell me to take my idea out back and shoot it.  I accepted an offer to help out professors in the entrepreneurship program

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What Type of Investor Do I Need?

Last week I spoke about the importance of finding “smart money” instead of just seeking a capital investment from anyone with a checkbook.  This brought up a great topic which is what type of investor

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How to Raise “Smart” Capital

Having raised million of dollars in capital over my career from angel investors and institutional investors (venture capital & private equity), I feel I have some words of wisdom I can offer those entrepreneurs who

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