Out of college, Kristin Gunther took a job in investment banking (IB) for a pretty regular reason – to pay off a load of student loans and maybe put her Economics degree to use (she didn’t). Now she’s a Principal at Revolution Growth, a VC firm that...
Six influential women in the startup and investing space shared their advice with Women 2.0 about founders navigating the gender relationships in the startup world when out looking for funding. Joanne Wilson, Gotham Gal, Angel Investor, Blogger,...
It’s best that you know if your company qualifies, so you aren’t wasting time.A lot of people start businesses, but they are not all ripe for venture capital investment.According to the Small Business Administration, about 600,000 new businesses are started in...
Once upon a time, one founder got things badly wrong… By Heidi Roizen (Operating Partner, DFJ) This post originally appeared on Heidi’s blog. This is a grim fairy tale about a mythical company and its mythical founder. While I concocted this story, I did...
When asking for money from a venture capitalist, remember that VCs are humans too. Sales are a meaningful transaction between two human beings, so the only way to raise money from a VC is to make it clear in your pitch that you are offering them something of value....