Make sure you focus on the right milestones on the road to your next round of funding. One of the most common areas of advice CEOs and founders seek our CFO input on is fundraising. This activity seems never-ending and … Read More
The time gap between celebrating your A Round funding and starting work on the next one is at most, a weekend long. The B Round is the tougher round and the time to start preparing was yesterday. We find This … Read More
ICOs: A promising innovation, but pitfalls abound. Photo courtesy of Christopher Michel. Partly because of Burkland’s roots in Silicon Valley and partly because we tend to focus on newer, venture-backed companies, many of the questions we’re asked by founders and … Read More
Craft a sticky story of your company’s journey. Photo courtesy of Christopher Michel. Last week I had a Monday morning meeting with the founder of a pre-seed, self-funded company. We had been collaborating for almost a year and he told … Read More
If you’re in for a long race, venture debt financing could give you the air you need to get to the next peak in better shape. Photo courtesy of Christopher Michel. Raising venture debt is always an interesting subject for … Read More
A consumer play not yet served by Amazon. Photo courtesy of Christopher Michel. “Warren Buffet just confirmed the death of retail as we know it,” – that’s the headline of an … Read More
The CEO & Co-founder of Front wrote about her experience raising their Series A. It contains several insights such as: VCs will never stop asking questions so you’ll have to know when to stop answering. The metrics you mention will … Read More
Successful Founders of several marquee startups offered their historic pitch decks along with commentary. Notice they span different stages & rounds. Also, see how pitches have evolved reaching back to 2005. https://attach.io/startup-pitch-decks/
Peter Reinhardt, CEO and Co-Founder of Segment, recently wrote a blog post with some insightful tips for startup founders, including his selection of Jeff Burkland as part-time CFO. Subjects covered: – Customer Prepayment and its effect on cashflow – Venture … Read More
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