Quick link to another fave blog Altgate, by Furqan Nazeeri
I wanted to quickly give some linklove to Furqan Nazeeri, a former EIR from Softbank who’s been writing some great stuff on raising money. His blog is at Altgate.com, and the RSS feed is here.
He recently made a list of his popular posts which I’ll list below here:
Raising Capital:
- 5 Reasons Convertible Debt Sucks HOT
- 10 Tips On Negotiating With VCs NEW
- Dating…er…Fundraising Etiquette
- The Science & Art of Term Sheet Negotiation HOT
- How Liquidation Preferences Work HOT
- How Much Money Should I Raise? NEW
- How To Get Introduced to VCs
- How To Pitch To VCs
- Killer VC Pitch Deck NEW
- Top 10 Tips For Entrepreneurs Pitching VCs
- Top 10 VC Objections (And How To Overcome Them) NEW
- Triage NEW
- Venture Debt For Startups HOT
- What To Expect In Due Diligence HOT
- Why Dividends Matter HOT
Startups:
- ‘Tis The Season To Change The CEO
- 10 Things To Consider Before Joining a Startup
- 10 Web 2.0 Tips: $75 HOT
- All-Hands Team Meeting NEW
- Board Management Tips For Startup CEOs
- Customer Support 2.0
- Financial Modeling Tips For Early-Stage Startups NEW
- Hiring Your First Salesperson
- How To Demo Your Startup NEW
- How To Pitch The Press
- Interview with Professor Noam Wasserman
- Sales Learning Curve
- Startup Compensation HOT
- Startup Entertainment
- Strategies For Two-Sided Markets
- What To Include In A Board Package
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