How to Piss Off Your Investors (or How Not To)

How to Piss Off Your Investors (or How Not To)

Once a founder has decided to pursue outside investment, a process begins that can be much like the inquisition. Preparation and thickness of hide are mandatory attributes. Over my career as a founder and active early-stage investor, I’ve witnessed a...
Required Reading: The Venture Essentials

Required Reading: The Venture Essentials

Ten thousand hours or four hundred sixteen and two-thirds days seems like a long time. It is. Much has been said about the 10,000-hour rule in developing mastery over anything. As a founder or small business owner, learning and developing mastery must be an essential...
Building Antifragile Businesses

Building Antifragile Businesses

by Jeff AmerineBusinesses of every size faced existential threats in 2020 due to the pandemic and other factors. Supply chains were disrupted, economies were locked down, demand disappeared or blew up and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs was on full display. This sort of...
Valuation – Magic, Myths, and Methods

Valuation – Magic, Myths, and Methods

by Jeff Amerine Raising money sucks. It sucks for founders. It sucks for fund managers. It pretty much sucks for everyone. Part of what adds to the suckiness for founders is the dark art of valuing your company. The conventional financial valuation methods used by...
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