The Truth About Startup Fundability

There is too much money chasing too few venture scale deals. As a result, sometimes, VCs fund deals that should not be funded to appease their Limited Partners. And then, they drive these ventures to failure. Let me explain. Let us say, you have been successful in raising $5M in venture capital.

New Bootstrap an AI Startup First and Blitzscale Later Course + Coupons

If you’re building an AI startup, there’s a smarter, lower-risk path to success – bootstrap first, raise capital later. Our new course, How to Bootstrap an AI Startup First and Blitzscale Later, teaches you exactly how to do that for AI startups, using the powerful case study of a deep learning AI venture bootstrapped to

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Positioning Drives Velocity

VCs are salivating over ultralight startups right now. The stigma around solo entrepreneurs will vanish soon. Positioning will remain key to achieving Velocity. And Velocity will continue to drive Fundability. Are you trying to raise money for your startup and getting rejections? It’s worth understanding WHY. VCs are looking for Velocity. Their goal is to

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Best of Bootstrapping: Pre-Seed Fundraising is a Low Probability Game

For our Seed Capital series of podcasts, I’ve interviewed hundreds of investors, especially micro-VCs and angels who play an important role in the early-stage game. The toughest round of funding an entrepreneur will seek to raise is Pre-seed. How do you increase your odds? Pre-seed has the lowest probability of success. Over 99% of the

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