The author says that companies that regularly communicate with their investors are twice as likely to raise follow on funding, and also shares her version of investor updates.
‘Give Away Your Legos’ and Other Commandments for Scaling Startups
https://review.firstround.com/give-away-your-legos-and-other-commandments-for-scaling-startupsWho knows it better than those reading this sentence right now? Scaling startups and teams is 'crazy hard'. The author shares her views on what early stage employees and founders can do to make life easier for themselves. A must read for all your employees.
A north star metric is what all your company's priorities are aligned around. The author shares examples of North Star Metrics, frameworks to choose your metric, and dives deep into the process. This is a must read for early stage founders. Your metric, jobs to be done to achieve the metric, and progress on it defines which direction your company is going.
How to get the most out of your investors (Cabal + Y Combinator)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DulRRmtXo8EA 45-min video which details ideal investor updates, delivering asks and dealing with unresponsive investors. (P.S. You may skip the intro and begin at 7 mins)
The Changing Venture Landscape
https://bothsidesofthetable.com/the-changing-venture-landscape-6b655c68e631A good read on the implications of easy liquidity on round sizes, fundsand how VCs are evolving (barbell approach)."On the one hand, you’reover paying for every investment and valuations aren’t rational. Onthe other hand, the biggest winners will turn out to be much larger th...
Startup CEOs Should Test Strength of Cap Table Every ~6 Months To Know Where They Stand.
https://hunterwalk.com/2021/09/05/if-youre-not-sure-whether-your-current-investors-would-give-you-more-money-the-answer-is-likely-noHealthy founder <> VC relationships should always have open discussions about capital.
Do You Have a Weak Investor Syndicate? You Need to Know.
https://www.saastr.com/do-you-have-a-weak-investor-syndicate/?utm_source=pocket_mylistEven in these, The Best of Times for SaaS and Cloud, an important butsubtle issue is coming up for a lot of start-ups. Especially thesedays, when more and more seed, Series A and even Series B rounds arebeing done by less traditional sources of venture capital.The&...
A16Z is pulling a page from Amazon's book "Your margin is myopportunity" - A16Z is no longer building a venture capital firm; it isbuilding a new type of venture corporation with a thick management layerthat helps support its multiple portfolio companies with marketing,legal, lobb...
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