The answer is simple — the companies that have a disciplined and effective capital raise PROCESS will win. SUCCESSFUL CAPITAL RAISES ALL SHARE THE SAME THREE CORE PRINCIPLES: OPTIMAL POSITIONING, OPTIMAL MESSAGING, OPTIMAL PROCESS What can we expect for funding markets heading into 2023? The second half of 2022 was challenging for companies seeking capital. If your company was in the market raising capital in Q3 and Q4…

Capital markets are currently in a ‘Pause’ That is the kind and gentle word that I am using for the funding markets today. Others might call it a dumpster fire. Maybe a funk. Perhaps a mess. I call it a ‘pause.’ …

“Everything is happening very fast and it’s very hard to predict. The reality is that we are living in a world of very rapid and drastic changes, and we have to cope with it.” — MARCO DE BENEDETTI, THE CARLYLE GROUP’S EUROPE HEAD Investors Crave Certainty, and There is Not…

Three Seemingly Simple Questions That Every Company Needs to Answer Definitively… (and many surprisingly cannot)

Is the Capital ‘Spigot’ Open or Closed? Investing is a strange beast. One day all you see in the news is stories of the capital markets closing. The next day you read a story about large investment managers raising new funds and pushing into new areas. We see an example…

‘WHY’ YOU DO SOMETHING IS SOMETIMES MORE IMPORTANT THAN ‘WHAT’ YOU DO. — “Most company founders know that showing passion is important, but often they become focused on getting all the information they can into a pitch. It’s crucial for them not to forget to display how much they care about their company” — DR. CHIA-JUNG TSAY Want to Showcase Your Company’s Uniqueness…

“One of the terrible things Silicon Valley has done is convince founders that the only way to build a big company is by raising lots of money and hiring people constantly.” — WILLIAM HOCKEY Everybody Wants Rapid Growth. Right? ‘Rocket ship growth’. Doesn’t that sound exciting? You identify a problem…

“The effects of the [2008/09] financial crisis and the pandemic differed dramatically; the financial crisis put the brakes on funding, while the pandemic was an inflection point.” — CRUNCHBASE.COM Different Crises. Different Causes. Different Outcomes. I am a big fan of pattern recognition, and try to employ it my life…

“Micro-VC managers tend to benefit from being early movers, as they are able to set the tone, gain higher ownership and develop strong engagement and relationships before the Series A groups get involved.” — StepStone Separating the Investing World into Two Camps — Private Equity and Venture Capital — is…