5 Step Process to Fund Your SaaS Company If You Don’t Want to Give Up Equity
If I took the pain of early-stage software founders and boiled it down into one question, it’s this: “How do I fund my software business without giving up ownership?” Although […]
[Escape Velocity] – Episode 28 – Matthew Bellows at Yesware
Pop quiz: Does a Freemium business model really convert to a growing SaaS? Sure, you get widespread access to potential customers… But are they just there because it’s free? Or […]
[Escape Velocity] – Episode 18 – BJ Lackland at LighterCapital.com
“If only we had money, we could…” It’s a story I’ve heard a thousand times. Startups heaving a sigh, wishing they had investors to fund the awkward early stages. Scraping […]
[Escape Velocity] – Episode 11 – Einar Vollset at TinySeed
Have you asked anyone working a normal job about their workflow? If you get in the details of their processes, you’ll immediately see the optimization opportunities. Just think of all […]
Why Investors Don’t Want to Meet You & The 3 Phases to Getting a Meeting Anyway
Years ago I attempted to raise money for my first company, Flowtown, with my co-founder Ethan. You know what we did? We cold emailed investors. We figured “We have a […]
What Goes Into Valuing a SaaS Business? The 4 Factors That Determine Your Startup’s Worth
Funding. The day will come when you need it for your SaaS. You’ve grown your startup, got a brilliant team and you’ve got a great product you can actually take […]
What’s Your Story? 4-Step Process For Raising Capital By Creating a Compelling Narrative
I recently got on a call with a potential coaching client who asked me the best way to create momentum during the fundraising process. And it got me thinking… “what’s […]
How to Meet and Effectively Pitch Your Startup to Investors: A Crash Course
I’ll never forget one of the first times I pitched an investor. I was literally pacing in the back alley of a SF coffee shop with one of those ugly […]
The 8 Most Reliable Ways To Fund Your Startup
When I started my SaaS (that stands for Software-as-a-Service) startup Flowtown my co-founder Ethan and I had a tough decision to make… How do we fund the company? Even though […]
4 Characteristics of Building A 100M Dollar Startup In 3 Years
How do you build a $100M revenue business in 3 years? That was the question my coaching client Larry asked me with a straight face. Now, before you dismiss his […]