by Robert Stasey | Aug 6, 2025 | Learning
The Incredible Disappearing sub-$5MM Round The facts are clear: Sub-$5M rounds, once the majority of U.S. VC deals (over 70% a decade ago), have now fallen to less than half that share. Multi-stage funds are crowding out traditional seed investors by offering larger...
by Jeff Koenig | Jul 31, 2025 | Learning
Entitlement Fundraising Is your mental filter “could” or “should”? During the last year as the chairman of an angel group, I have been asked (paraphrased from various iterations): “Before applying, can I just pitch you first to see if you...
by admin | Jul 23, 2024 | Learning
Startup Using the Lean Analytics Cycle July 23, 2024 – Ben Yoskovitz – Founding Partner at Highline Beta | Author of FocusedChaos.co I’m a huge Lean Startup fan. The concept of Build -> Measure -> Learn makes a ton of sense to me. A simple, elegant...
by admin | Jun 25, 2024 | Learning
Your Budget > Your Focus Friends in the startup world, please consider advice from the Fremont Group below and then return here. If you run a fast-growth startup with a national or global potential as one of only a slice of “small businesses” that the Fremont Group...
by admin | Dec 6, 2023 | Learning
Startup Financial Planning Early-stage founders frequently struggle to put a price tag on their company when still early in development and commercialization. The ‘why this is’ is revealed by identifying the solution. First, we need to understand that capital markets...
by admin | Dec 6, 2023 | Learning
Term Sheet Definitions Glossary of Deal Terms People often accuse lawyers of using too many words. One recently received summarization of the primary terms of a venture capital investment deal in 100 words or less was submitted as follows. “$200,000 10% bridge...
