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36 Fundraising Tips For Series A
36 Fundraising Tips For Series A
If you want to be one of the 15% of seed-funded tech companies that raise a Series A, keep reading.
Dave Bailey
Dec 4, 2018
How to Explain Your Business (in Fewer Words)
How to Explain Your Business (in Fewer Words)
When it comes to pitches, everyone’s a critic. But here’s a formula to help you grab someone’s attention—and hold it.
Dave Bailey
Nov 14, 2016
12 Storytelling Techniques to Supercharge Your Pitch
12 Storytelling Techniques to Supercharge Your Pitch
Facts tell but stories sell. The following storytelling techniques will transform your pitch narrative from flat to fantastic.
Dave Bailey
Dec 10, 2018
How Great Founders Present Their Vision
How Great Founders Present Their Vision
We expect our leaders to have a ‘vision’. If you’ve ever felt your vision was hard to capture, you’re not alone.
Dave Bailey
Sep 5, 2017
How to Get Investors to Engage With Your Emails
How to Get Investors to Engage With Your Emails
This one insight will help you to write more engaging emails.
Dave Bailey
Oct 7, 2019
How to Make Investors Love You
How to Make Investors Love You
It takes more than a good pitch to make investors love you. Here are some behaviours that make a great impression on the other side of the…
Dave Bailey
May 30, 2017
How to Grow Your Investor Network
How to Grow Your Investor Network
If you’re reaching out to investors only when you need their money, you’re reaching out too late. Here’s how to start building…
Dave Bailey
Apr 18, 2017
The Dangers of Raising Venture Capital Too Early
The Dangers of Raising Venture Capital Too Early
When entrepreneurs ask me how to raise the money to build their product idea, my answer is always the same: you’re asking the wrong…
Dave Bailey
Apr 24, 2017
What Founders Can Learn from Outbound Sales Teams
What Founders Can Learn from Outbound Sales Teams
The operational tactics that fuel repeatable sales processes have many applications for founders.
Dave Bailey
Aug 10, 2021
Six Ways Acquirers Value Your Company
Six Ways Acquirers Value Your Company
The value of your company depends on what motivates your acquirer
Dave Bailey
Dec 8, 2020
How to Discuss Founder Compensation With The Board
How to Discuss Founder Compensation With The Board
Insights on founder salaries suggest a better way of discussing compensation with the board
Dave Bailey
Dec 3, 2019
What It Means to Be A CEO
What It Means to Be A CEO
On the surface, it’s a simple question: what should a startup CEO actually do? But the simplest questions can be the hardest to answer.
Dave Bailey
Sep 10, 2019
How to Set Up Your Company for Acquisition
How to Set Up Your Company for Acquisition
When it comes to getting acquired, it’s what happens months before the acquisition that makes all the difference.
Dave Bailey
Nov 20, 2018
The Best Question You Can Ask an Advisor
The Best Question You Can Ask an Advisor
Too many decisions and too little data? Forget about asking for opinions on what to do — try asking this question instead.
Dave Bailey
May 16, 2017
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