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A Strategic Guide to Sequencing Your Fundraise
Increase the probability of success when raising capital with this simple technique
Changing The Way VCs Generate Deal Flow
Unpacking an interesting strategy that later stage firms are using to build future pipeline
A Pre-Seed Round Doesn't Replace Hard Work
If you want to increase your odds of raising a pre-seed round, you need to show proof that you can do the work beforehand
The Art of Crafting Your Startup's Story (Upgraded)
An upgraded version of my popular startup storytelling article
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VC's Are Not A Commodity
How to choose the right VC for your startup
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Can you Scale a Venture Capital Fund?
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Democratising the Right to Laziness
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Compromised Cap Tables Create Consequences
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Why Mega Funds Exist
Unpacking how institutional investors allocate their capital
Writing to Learn and Learning to Write
Superfluid is now 2! A quick reader survey, and my top 5 tips for aspiring writers
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Why Your 'Disruptive' Product Isn't Getting Traction
Everyone has a product that is supposed to disrupt a market. Very rarely does that actually happen
Pivots Don't Need to be Stressful
Pivoting well is crucial if you want to succeed
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Why Most Founders Don't Raise Enough Money
Figuring out the right amount to raise is a mix of art and science
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Does it Make Sense to Invest in a Foundation Model Startup?
Foundation Model startups have all raised a ridiculous amount of money but is it even a logical bet to be taking?
On Balancing Profitability and Growth
Startups have always been about growth, but now VCs are claiming they need to be profitable - what gives??
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Where Has All The Money Gone?
Why there's a funding freeze at the Series B stage and the implications for the startup ecosystem as a whole
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Compromised Cap Tables Create Consequences
How you should think about protecting your life's work
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