I hear continued frustration from founders who are trying to raise funds. Sure, the media loves to talk about the companies that are getting funded, but in reality those popular companies have always been a very small percentage of the companies that are actively fundraising. Many thousands are having a hard time getting funded and […]
Using Google Surveys to Validate Your Idea and Market
Want to save yourself a ton of time, money, and headache? Then validate your idea and market fit before getting too tied to your specifics. Easy to say, harder to do, right? I figured you might think that – because I’ve heard it before. Over and over. So here’s just one of several ways to […]
3 Great Funding Options Without Giving Up Equity
You don’t want to give away any more equity than needed when starting and growing your new business. In fact, wouldn’t you love to avoid giving away any equity at all? If you own 100% of the business you not only get to enjoy all of the financial benefits, but you also get to retain […]
Thoughts on Scaling Customer Acquisition
In addition to making sure you have momentum, you should understand your customer acquisition process. The customer acquisition plan/process can very well make the difference between scaling or not, success or failure. A very basic exercise that you should clearly understand as a business founder/owner/leader, and one that you may need to adequately communicate to any potential […]
Friends and Family “Round” Investing
A lot of people who approach angel investors are – or think they are – at a point that they’ve got most of their problems solved and they want a bunch of money to accelerate their plans. I want to clarify for my social followers though –