After working hard to grow your business into a successful company, most likely you’ll want to sell it and reap the benefits of all those years of hard work. There are many questions involved with...
When seeking equity investments, the source of capital is, for the most part, tied to the stage of capital being raised. You see, equity capital is raised in stages or rounds. The five main stages...
Everyone knows that perseverance is important. You’ve probably heard the quote “If at first you don’t succeed, try again” or seen the commercial that talks about falling down 7 times and standing up 8. The...
Most businesses fail. I hate to be so blunt, but this is the truth. The only thing that varies is just how many businesses fail. According to research from the University of Tennessee, 44% of...
Here’s a great concept I originally learned from Babak Nivi, an entrepreneur and investor who also runs the website VentureHacks.com. It’s called the “High Concept Pitch,” and this concept is critical to both your capital...
I wish I could just say that if you do X, Y & Z, you’ll magically raise millions of dollars for your venture. But unfortunately, that’s not how raising capital works. One key reason for...
Over the years, descriptions, or “boxes,” for various type of privately-held companies like “middle market,” “venture-backed,” “startups,” “small and medium-sized enterprises (SME’s),” to name a few, have been tossed around so much as to obscure...
For the past 5 years, I have been part of several mastermind groups that have helped me dramatically grow several of my own businesses. Below I will explain to you what mastermind groups are and...
