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You’ve reached out to an investor, either directly or through an introduction, and now the investor expresses interest in meeting with you. Great. Here are seven tips on how to schedule a time with th...

Some people thrive on social media, others hate it. Early-stage founders have limited resources, and the most needed and limited resource they have is the personal time and energy of the founders. Sho...

No matter who you are or what investment opportunity your startup or fund presents, you are going to hear a lot of "no"s. That's just reality. 

When you hear a "no" it doesn't have to be a final "no"...

You’re a startup founder, a partner in a fund, or an investor relations professional, and you want to meet investors to raise capital. What you really want to do is to grow your personal network of in...

The two best options for early-stage startups are angel investors and venture capital firms. Clearly, most startups will get their first investments from angel investors, usually from their personal n...

Let’s think of a new company or startup with a B2B model, let’s say an enterprise SAAS. Naturally, they would have an outbound sales strategy right from the get-go. First, for the feedback and intel, ...

LinkedIn is a goldmine for finding and connecting with investors for your startup. Many investors use LinkedIn, making it easier to spot and connect with them. The first step to networking with them i...

Lists of investors can be found in various places on the web. A good investor list can save you a ton of time and become an integral part of your fundraising process.
This is a guide on how to use an ...

To raise capital you need to keep your cool and be strong when facing investors. Using cold outreach to consistently get into meetings with qualified investors will help you with that. 

Raising capit...

One of the most annoying and disheartening problems startups face when raising capital is dealing with people who present themselves as investors but do not actually have immediate access to the neces...

Many startup founders lose faith in their ability to raise money from investors they’ve met through cold outreach because they attempted to do it and failed. When I talk to these founders, I discover ...

As time goes by from your last round, raising capital becomes a pressing need, but ironically, the more you need it the harder it is to get. Investors don’t want to invest when they sense weakness in ...