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Today we go back to work original ↗

9 Nov 2016

How does pedigree affect fundraising?original ↗

6 Nov 2016

Why investors are like sheep (and how to herd them)original ↗

30 Oct 2016

The best days and worst days of investing original ↗

26 Oct 2016

How do seed investors benchmark startups?original ↗

16 Oct 2016

Build a product that fits your runway original ↗

2 Oct 2016

Why asking for advice when you want money is bullshit original ↗

11 Sept 2016

What I’ve learned from seeing 20k company pitches original ↗

10 Sept 2016

My 5-100-500 rule to close your seed round original ↗

4 Sept 2016

7 tips for cold-emailing investors original ↗

1 Sept 2016

How should you follow up with an investor?original ↗

28 Aug 2016

Should you go after value-add investors for your seed round?original ↗

22 Aug 2016

Should you raise on convertible notes or do an equity round?original ↗

17 Aug 2016

Do you need a lead investor in your seed round?original ↗

9 Aug 2016

How valuations are really determined at the seed stage?original ↗

24 Jul 2016

The hardest thing about fundraising that no one talks about original ↗

19 Jul 2016

What should go into an in-person pitch deck?original ↗

10 Jul 2016

How to follow up with investors who have rejected you original ↗

19 Jun 2016

Tracking productivity original ↗

9 Jun 2016

The importance of likability original ↗

5 Jun 2016

Dear elizy: an investor wants to invest when we have a lead. What does that mean?original ↗

4 Jun 2016

The secret behind VC partnerships original ↗

29 May 2016

What’s the difference between angels and seed VCs?original ↗

15 May 2016

You have 10 seconds to get an investor meeting…original ↗

8 May 2016

What you wear does matter when fundraising original ↗

1 May 2016

Why I cringe when you say you’re raising a $1.5m seed round…original ↗

26 Apr 2016

How to write a cold-email original ↗

20 Apr 2016

What traction do I need to raise money?original ↗

12 Apr 2016

Dear elizy: How should I split equity with my co-founders? And how will that affect raising a seed round?original ↗

10 Apr 2016

The real reason why investors say your market size is small original ↗

3 Apr 2016

Fundraising pitches are not actually pitches original ↗

28 Mar 2016

You should have 4 fundraising plans original ↗

13 Mar 2016

How to find email addresses to cold-email (for free)?original ↗

10 Mar 2016

Who is the best person to ask for an investor intro?original ↗

7 Mar 2016

How to ask for an investor intro?original ↗

3 Mar 2016

Monthly investor reports: How bad news can make you look awesome original ↗

21 Feb 2016

Why fundraising takes so long (for most entrepreneurs)original ↗

14 Feb 2016

How do seed VCs pick their investments?original ↗

7 Feb 2016

How many entrepreneurs are doing their pitch decks all wrong original ↗

29 Jan 2016

What questions should you ask seed investors?original ↗

22 Jan 2016

Attention investors: can you just be upfront with your thoughts? K thx bye.original ↗

15 Jan 2016

Calling it how it is: That time I raised $1m for my startup original ↗

5 Jan 2016

3 Things I learned about seed investing in 2015 original ↗

2 Jan 2016

Why you should cold-email Steve Ballmer original ↗

2 Jan 2016

You’re thinking about startup work-life balance all wrong original ↗

1 Jan 2016

2015

Surviving 2016 as a seed stage startup: Don’t batten down the hatches but take an umbrella original ↗

16 Dec 2015

5 things a non-technical founder can do original ↗

2 Dec 2015

6 Things I’ve learned about careers in the last decade original ↗

25 Nov 2015