Venture Capital
Perfect Your Pitch
As a venture capitalist, I'm constantly on the receiving end of pitches from entrepreneurs looking for capital. While there ...
As a venture capitalist, I'm constantly on the receiving end of pitches from entrepreneurs looking for capital. While there ...
Seeking Investors
Question: Our business has grown quickly over the past few years, but with the recession hitting our industry, we're having ...
Question: Our business has grown quickly over the past few years, but with the recession hitting our industry, we're having ...
High Rollers
Entrepreneurs were the big winners in 2007, receiving more than $7 billion in venture capital a quarter for four straight ...
Entrepreneurs were the big winners in 2007, receiving more than $7 billion in venture capital a quarter for four straight ...
Why Investors View Startups and Early Stage Companies Differently
The advantages of targeting angel and venture capital funds by company stage
The advantages of targeting angel and venture capital funds by company stage
All Venture Capital Articles
Take Command - How to speak the language of investors with confidence
• Best Negotiating Tips for Compensating Small Business Fundraising Agents
Take Command - Insider's tips and strategies for hiring, managing and compensating business brokers and fundraising agents
• Savvy Ways Entrepreneurs Can Invest in Their Startups
Take Command - Advantages and risks of lending money to your business
• Top 7 Small Business Investor Turn-offs
Take Command - Strategies for Avoiding the Most Common Reasons Investors Decline Startup and Small Business Investments
• The Rules Entrepreneurs Must Know Before Soliciting Investors
Take Command - Securities regulations to qualify investors for small business funding opportunities
• Great Advice for Soliciting and Spending Investors' Money
Take Command - The real deal on matching investor expectations on spending their money
• Prize Surprise
Entrepreneur.com - Contrary to popular belief, winning isn't everything. But for companies that are trying to raise money, winning may be the first thing. Across the country, business plan ...
• Prize Surprise
Entrepreneur.com - Contrary to popular belief, winning isn't everything. But for companies that are trying to raise money, winning may be the first thing. Across the country, business plan ...
• Prize Surprise
Entrepreneur.com - Contrary to popular belief, winning isn't everything. But for companies that are trying to raise money, winning may be the first thing. Across the country, business plan ...
• Prize Surprise
Entrepreneur.com - Contrary to popular belief, winning isn't everything. But for companies that are trying to raise money, winning may be the first thing. Across the country, business plan ...
• Speaking From Experience
Entrepreneur.com - Trying to get VC funding is a lot like dating, Michelle Madhok says. "No one ever rejects you. After you go on a certain number of 'dates,' you start to realize they ...
• Top Factors that Attract Investors to Young Companies
Take Command - The top factors that entrepreneurs should strive to include in their business plans to raise money fast
• Where to Find Investors for Healthcare Companies
Take Command - Leading venture funds that invest in innovative healthcare companies
• Insider Tips for Expanding Your Venture Fund Solicitation List
Take Command - Best time-saving strategies to increase business funding opportunities in the US and Japan
• How to Get an Introduction to Top Venture Funds
Take Command - Strategies to open doors to leading technology, consumer products, healthcare, internet, and clean tech investors
• Are European Investors an Easier Sell than U.S. Investors for Startup Companies
Take Command - Tips for entrepreneurs to find business capital from European investors
• 4 Ways to Keep a Big Stake in Your Company
Take Command - Insider strategies for negotiating with venture fund and angel investors
• Send Me an Angel
Entrepreneur.com - While angel funding is most commonly used for startups, some investors do fund follow-on rounds of financing for established companies, says Stephanie Hanbury-Brown, founder and ...
• Deadly Legal Mistakes
Entrepreneur.com - Dipankar Ganguly feels like he's been handcuffed, metaphorically speaking. Three years ago, Ganguly and a colleague set out to revolutionize breast cancer screening and ...
• Funding Capital-Intensive Companies
Entrepreneur.com - What if you have a great idea for a company, but to launch it you need a huge amount of capital, say $10 million to $15 million? First, for this column to work, make sure your ...