"VCs, Angels and Other Funding Sources" Articles

5 Questions VCs Are Thinking After Your First Meeting
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7 Tips for Raising Capital in a Slower Market  [Alex Iskold, 12/23/16]

8 Things You Need to Know About Raising Venture Capital  [Alex Iskold, Managing Director in NYS @ Techstars, 7/14/15]

11 Questions Founders Need to Ask Investors During the First Meeting

11 Reasons Why We Didn't Invest in Your Company

15 Sources Who Can Help You Meet Angel Investors.pdf
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16 Rookie Errors Founders Make Pitching to VCs and Passing the "20 Minute" Test  [Jason Lemkin]

25 Epic, Must-Read Blog Posts About Fundraising  [Alex Iskold, Managing Director in NYC @ Techstars, 2/4/16]
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25 Things Investors Say When Rejecting Your Startup
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30 Questions Investors Ask During Fundraising  [Alex Iskold, 2/27/17]

A Beginner's Dictionary of Venture Capital
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A Guide to Prepare Your Series A Fundraising  [Mathias Ockenfels, Principal at Micro VC Point Nine Capital, 3/1/17]

Anatomy of a VC Investment: What to Expect in Your Fund Raise Process  [Suranga Chandratillake, 2/15/17]

Creating a Startup Pitch Deck?  Startup With This Easy-to-Use Template

Deal Breakers, Part 1: A Red Flag List From Top VCs

Deal Breakers, Part 2: A Red Flag List From Top VCs

Dilution  [Sam Altman, Y Combinator, 3/1/17]

Every Investor is Different.  But.  22 Reasons I Won't Fund You

Getting Pitch Perfect:  Lessons from Techstars
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Getting Pitch Perfect: Lessons From Techstars (Part Two)
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Guy Kawasaki on Investor Wishlist
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Guy Kawasaki on Top 10 Lies VCs Tell Entrepreneurs
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How Startup Options (and Ownership) Work

How to Convince Investors
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How to Close Investors  [Elizabeth Yin, Partner @ 500 Startups, 3/17]

How to Present and Answer Questions in a Team Presentation or VC Pitch
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How to Tell If Your Tech's Worth An Investment
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How to Write a Business Plan That Investors Will Love

Investors Dropping Names Like It's Hot: Making Use of VC Introductions  [Dustin Rosen, 2/21/17]

Modern Business Planning for Startups

Raising Your First $1,000,000

Smarter Funding - How to Get the Backing That Best Fits Your Startup
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Startup Financial Modeling, Part 1: What is a Financial Model?

Startup Financial Modeling, Part 2: Start With Your Assumptions

Startup Financial Modeling, Part 3: The Income Statement and Custom Detail Tabs
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Startup Fundraising 101

Startup Fundraising 101 Revisited

The 7 (Pitching) Habits of Highly Effective Founders

The Anatomy of a Fundable Startup, by Naval Ravikant

The Beginner's Guide to VC
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The Current State of "Seed" Investing  [Nicholas Chirls, Partner @ Notational Capital, 4/29/16]

The Dirty Dozen: 12 KPIs You Must Know Before Pitching Your Startup  [Phil Nadel, 2/27/17]

The Startup Fundraising Dictionary

Tips for Wowing Investors With a Five-Minute Slide Deck

What Are the Biggest Mistakes Founders Make When They Try to Raise Early-stage Money?

What Founders Need to Know: You Were Funded For a Liquidity Event - Start Looking

What's in Your VC Plea?
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What to Do When "Seed" Investors Ask to See More Traction