How Return on Ad Spend Influences Your Marketing Efficiency
There has been much talk of late about the end of easy venture capital and what will happen to startup economics when everyone is forced ...
Tag: Capital
Join The Unicorn Club Of Billion-Dollar Companies
I am sure all of you know one or more of the 200 or more young companies that are currently ...
Female Founders: Risk Averse? No, Risk Aware!
Angel investor Adam Quinton talks with Liz Kofman of Unitive about hiring, bias, and one surprising conclusion. Adam Quinton is ...
CEO Spotlight: How to Deal With Performance Numbers That Suck
As a CEO, you are responsible for driving the highest possible performance results. This task is of course much easier ...
Fun With Numbers: Fund Level Versus Deal-by-Deal Carry
There has been chatter over the years about fund economics — specifically whether carry should be calculated on a fund ...
How I Pitched Mark Cuban My Business Idea Without Ever Going on ‘Shark Tank’
Back in late 2011, I got the opportunity to pitch Mark Cuban. I was just a student at the time, ...
Are You Getting Your Fair Share of Startup Equity?
I always tell entrepreneurs that 2 heads are better than 1, so the first task in many startups is finding ...
A 5 Minute Tutorial on How to Value Your Startup
As an entrepreneur looking for professional investors, one of the quickest ways to lose credibility and get rejected is to ...
How to Land Big-Name Contracts Regardless of Your Company Size
The secret to landing big contracts is not deeper pockets or more manpower — it is getting prospects to trust you. ...
Startups Providing a Service are Difficult to Scale
The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin ...