Startup Articles
Startup Investment Basics
If you are considering getting an investment then the first thing you should ask yourself should you even raise money? Is this something that even makes sense for you? I know you find that article because you are all interested in raising money for your startup... And...
Minimum Requirement You Need Before Investment
In this blog post, we will talk about the minimum requirements before you go and seek a seed investment for your company... Don't forget there are different types of investors out there and there is not only one formula for all investors but what I am showing you...
Elevator Pitch Basics
I love the concept of the elevator pitch. First of all, it is a mental exercise for you as a founder. What is an elevator pitch? It is a short description of an idea, product, or company. It was meant to be short as an elevator ride. Meaning 30 seconds or less. This...
Product Market Fit
Welcome to the blog post where we will talk about product-market fit... In the startup world, there is a framework and we call it product-market fit... That will help you to understand if you are positioned to succeed or if you are not it will help you to self-correct...
What Does Investors Ask to Founders?
We are going to talk about which questions make sense when an investor meets with the founders... Most of the time before meetings with founders, investors would have a chance to look at the pitch deck of the Startup... In a well-prepared pitch deck, you will be able...
How Investors Evaluate Startups
Welcome to this blog post about how investors evaluate startups before acting further... To begin with... It is important to know, that investors all act differently... There are some investors very metric-oriented and only look at the numbers... What is the sales...
How to Prepare a Killer Pitch Deck?
In this blog post, we are going to talk about pitch decks for startups... Writing a killer pitch deck for investors can be an overwhelming process... Especially if you are doing it for the first time... You have to research your market and figure out your go-to-market...
How to Find an Investor for your Startup?
In this blog post, we are going to talk about how can you find seed investors... First things first, when you build your product and prepare your pitch deck... Finally calculated how much money your startup needs... Now it is time to look for an investor... With...
Term Sheet Basics for Founders?
Terms sheets are very complicated legal documents and it is mostly used in equity rounds... In this blog post, I want to explain the nature of the Term Sheet and the most important points to you... Let's create a case to understand it better. Imagine a startup raising...
Financial Projection for Startups
Welcome to our mini-series blog posts about entrepreneurship. We are going to talk about how can you create a financial model for your startup... Before we begin I want to say that I am not a certified accountant... And I will share my own experiences with startup...
What are the Scenarios of Convertible Note…
Convertible notes could have some terms that can be hard to grasp. I will explain it now; So let’s take a scenario 1 Kirk and Spock take the money from their first investor Pike and agreed on a convertible note. With that investment, they grow fast and the business...
To the Unknown and Beyond of Startup Investment…
It can be overwhelming to understand the stock, preferred stock, options and convertible notes, and other fundraising instruments when you are starting your first company. This is why I prepared this fundraise for startups 101 blog post... If you are an early-stage...
What CAP Table is Used For?
Our second topic on Equity Divide for Startups is the CAP (Capitalization) table. Let's talk about how the CAP table relates to the incorporation process. When you go incorporation process, at the end of the day your legal contractor will prepare your documents and...
How to Divide Equity in a Startup and CAP Tables
This Article concerns entrepreneurs who establish a new startup. If there are multiple founders in your business there is a couple of things you have to consider on; One is when founders issue the equity (when they establish a legal entity, a company), they tend to...