It’s not because it’s AI-generated. It’s because it misses the whole point of a pitch deck. It was pitch day yesterday for two of my ...

The 3 Different Types of Startup Investor and the 3 Different Ways to Reach Them As these things frequently happen, a fight broke out on ...

Why would an industry giant acquire your startup and how much will they pay? My previous article summarized the exit — when investors, ...

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Hint: It doesn’t mean we’re ready to invest as soon you find that lead You pitch to an investor — an individual, an angel group, or a VC fund — ...

Why the exit is the only thing that matters to investors and how to prepare for it from the start At a recent gathering of startup founders, I ...

Unlike equity investments, debt has to be repaid on a fixed schedule For startup founders, the offer is tempting for — take a $1M loan now to ...

Running out of cash is a result, not a cause, of most startup failures Yet another startup that I invested in closed its doors last week, ...

In a used record shop in Nottingham in January I find a 1970 B.B. King LP with a picture of a guitar made from a watermelon on the cover. It’s £8, and ...

What is this game…? Well, I’m still trying to wrap my head around that as I’m sitting here and trying to collect my thoughts, having just played Mama’s ...