Ask The VC: Make Your Startup Pitch A Winner
Since our first “Ask the VC” session was so popular, we decided to give it another go: this time with Marc Phillips, Managing Director at Arafura Ventures and author of Inside Silicon Valley: How the...
View ArticleHow to Answer Investors’ Toughest Questions
Originally published in Upstart Business Journal. What is the most difficult question that VCs ask and what is the best way to tackle it ahead of time? What is your hole? “The classic VC role is that...
View ArticleConvertible Notes for Startup Financing
If you’re planning a seed round raise you need to know your way around convertible debt: what it is, how it works, and what the benefits are. While investors in some less well-developed startup hubs...
View Article5 Tips for Networking Your Way to Investor Referrals
This guest post was contributed by BJ Lackland, CEO of Lighter Capital. If you’re an entrepreneur looking for capital to grow your business, a key part of the process is getting a face-to-face meeting...
View ArticleCrowdfunding: Ways to Boost Your Campaign Success
With crowdfunding blowing up, in a good way, more and more entrepreneurs are considering jumping on the bandwagon. But before you upload your product video and hit the launch button on your campaign,...
View ArticleFailsafe Ways to Increase Your Startup Valuation
Ahh startup valuations. It’s a topic that causes lots of angst, raises tons of questions, and definitely gets the emotions blazing. But let’s take a step back. Why are valuations even important?...
View ArticleEquity Crowdfunding: Is it Right for Your Business?
Though still not fully phased in, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) which Congress passed in January 2012, kicked off a wave of business and investor interest in (and platforms to...
View ArticleQuestions on Startup Fundraising? Ask The VC
Buffer This was the third webinar in our “Ask the VC” series. Structured as a Q&A session, Raising Venture Capital featured Sean Foote of Co=Creation Capital and Gadiel Morantes, Chief Strategy...
View ArticleWhat Is a SAFE? A Closer Look at The Simple Agreement for Future Equity
Convertible debt is a staple in startup funding. But sometimes the complexity and costs outweigh the benefits. Enter the SAFE, or Simple Agreement for Future Equity. Designed for simplicity on the...
View ArticleHow Do I Prepare For Pitching My Startup To A Venture Capitalist?
That is a question that we get here at EGFS on a regular basis in regards to fundraising. It’s important to know not only what to present to a venture capitalist, but how you get to that presentation...
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