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Sketch, InVision and Design apps - fundraising, platforms and competition
Academic Research - AI powered tools for literature review, and grant proposals
Lessons of warning for startup entrepreneurs
Edtech Investing - market trends, statistics - K12, university and lifelong learning
A collection of articles about Fundraising: Series A
a collection of Paul Graham's essays - on startups, fundraising, and entrepreneurship A collection of resources about Paul Graham's essays, which delve into the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation. This compilation features a range of thought-provoking writings that explore themes such as startup culture, the philosop...
a collection of useful articles and videos for entrepreneurs thinking about using equity for fundraising and team building
a collection of videos and articles looking at entrepreneurship in Israel
How to scale for entrepreneurs. Growth hacking (marketing) for startup founders
The case for growing slowly and not accepting venture funding A collection of resources about growing a business without venture capital funding. This compilation explores alternative strategies for sustainable growth, emphasizing bootstrapping, organic revenue generation, and community-driven support. Key themes include financial management,...
A collection of articles and resources for entrepreneurs and investors -- funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the Internet
Grants proposals for fundraising - tools, resources to help with grant proposals
a collection of articles with Examples of Bootstrapping Startups
a collection of lessons for entrepreneurs about How to structure a Board - for startups
A collection of articles and videos about the Lean Startup (thinking)
a collection of articles and resources looking at Tends in VC, Seed and Angel investing
NSF National Science Foundation - USA government organizatoin to promote progress of science
Crowdfunding - examples of companies using crowd funding
Y Combinator (YC) - investment, terms, conditions
a collection about defining your Target Market (advice for startups)
a collection of articles about Valuation for Startup (fundraising)
How long should an entrepreneur last BEFORE raising money? Here are some articles and videos with tips from bootstrap entrepreneurs and startup founders
Guide for potential INVESTORS: An introduction to investing in startups and entrepreneurs. Deal Algebra: What sort of Returns do Investors need? (VC, Angel, Seed)
The initial capital raised by a company is typically called “seed” capital. This brief guide is a summary of what startup founders need to know about raising the seed funds critical to getting their company off the ground.
a collection of articles about Valuation for Startup (fundraising)
tips, advice for entrepreneurs pitching to investors (vc, angel)
a collection of articles and videos with expert advice on What to include in Fundraising pitch decks
A collection of articles about Techstars and the “studio model” of Startup Accelerators (a co-creation lab)
A collection of articles about Cash, profits, scale and VC funding

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Article

Microsoft Buys GitHub for $7.5 Billion – Andreessen Horowitz

Six years ago we invested an “eye-popping” $100 million into GitHub. This was not only a Series A investment and the first institutional money ever... (2018)


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Opinion | How the Rich Are Hurting the Museums They Fund - The New York Times

Wealthy patrons like to pay for flashy new buildings but not for upkeep. (2018)


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When to Raise a Series A – Y Combinator

One of the hardest questions to answer when considering an A is “when is my company ready?” I’ve been returning to this problem nearly every day si... (2018)


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Katzenberg’s NewTV Video Startup Raises $800 Million - Bloomberg

Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg has secured about $800 million in financing for his video startup NewTV, which the company will use to fund high... (2018)


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The Entire Economy Is MoviePass Now. Enjoy It While You Can. - The New York Times

Inspired by Silicon Valley’s hyper-growth, companies elsewhere are burning cash in hopes of being the next big thing. (2018)


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Here’s Why Nobody Wants To Buy Birchbox, Even After VCs Spent $90M

The beauty-box startup finally reached a deal, but it will leave some investors with nothing. Perhaps the problem wasn’t money. .. (2018)


Article

10 Largest VC-backed IPOs of past decade

Spotify's public market debut is on par with the largest VC-backed IPOs of the decade. Spotify's ferocious public debut Tuesday was the second lar... (2018)


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Advice on pitching - Aaron Harris (YC)

We're currently getting ready for demo day at YC, which means quite a lot of pitch practice. Here are the main points of feedback we tend to give t... (2018)


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The YC Seed Deck Template – Y Combinator

I’ve written about pitching before, and realized that what we were missing is a clear template of how founders should lay out their story through s... (2018)


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I Will Never Give Up. by Mike Yung —Kickstarter

Mike Yung is raising funds for I Will Never Give Up. on Kickstarter! I've been busking in the subway for 38 years. I'm raising money to get my... (2018)


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Seven VCs’ Tips For Surviving A Due-Dilligence Check In 2017 | Fast Company

Investors are more cautious than they used to be, but a higher bar for startup founders means more chances to prove your mettle. New startups cour... (2016)


Article

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

This program funds research and development projects that propose a sound approach to the investigation of an important education or assistive tech... (2018)


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The Most Active VCs In Ed Tech And Their Investments In One Infographic | CB Insignts (2016)

We ranked the top VC and CVC investors in ed tech and visualized their portfolio companies. Top investors include NewSchools Venture Fund, 500 Star... (2016)


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By Reinventing The Knight Foundation, Alberto Ibarguen Helped Reinvent The News | Fast Company

This year’s Knight News Challenge focuses on how to use information and data to make healthier communities. "So where the Knight Foundation once... (2013)


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Saudi Money Fuels the Tech Industry. It’s Time to Ask Why. - The New York Times

As the world’s moneyed princes, dictators and oligarchs look for more places to park their billions, mountains of money may be coming to Silicon Va... (2018)


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US startups don’t want to go public anymore. That’s bad news for Americans | Quartz

Going public was once a sign of a young startup's promise. But these days, a growing number of young companies are avoiding IPOs altogether. In 199... (2018)


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How I sold my stock options - Segah Meer

Using private tech company stock options to venture out on your own “At first, I found myself feeling bound to equity options that I believed co... (2018)


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The French government experiments with venture capitalism - The Economist

AS A boy, Antoine Hubert used to catch butterflies. These days, the agro-engineer has eyes only for meal worms. In a demonstration factory near Dol... (2018)


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Dropbox Files Confidentially for U.S. IPO - Bloomberg

Dropbox Inc., the file-sharing private company valued at $10 billion, has filed confidentially for a U.S. initial public offering, people familiar ... (2018)


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What do VC's look for in a pitch? | Venture Capitalists - Quora

From a VC who has been in the industry for over 17 years and before worked with Steve Jobs directly for more than 10 years. “My company DocSend ... (2018)


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How did Slack Technologies manage to raise so much capital? | Quora | Jason Lemkin

I think it's important to understand the context... (2018)


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Short pitch deck to stimulate discussion? Or, detailed pitch decks to demonstrate thoroughness?

Jason M. Lemkin, SaaStr Fund. Co-founder/CEO at EchoSign (acq'd by Adobe), Do interested VCs like short pitch decks that stimulate discussion, o... (2018)


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Patreon admits it “messed up” on that new fee structure everyone hated

Last week Patreon announced plans to implement a new fee structure that would likely hurt creators who depended on patrons who donated small amount... (2017)


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From Bezos to Walton, Big Investors Back Fund for ‘Flyover’ Start-Ups - The New York Times

The fund started by an AOL co-founder and an author has attracted a Who’s Who of American business to invest in the heartland’s entrepreneurs. “... (2017)


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Initial Coin Offerings Horrify a Former S.E.C. Regulator - The New York Times

Joseph Grundfest, now a law professor, called funding efforts using virtual currency the most “notorious violation of federal securities laws since... (2017)


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Video Startup Can’t Outspend YouTube, So It Created a New Currency to Pay Creators - Bloomberg

YouNow is the latest company to build a business model around the cryptocurrency craze. "The tokens are called Props—as in what you’re giving wh... (2017)


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The rise of “deep-tech” is boosting Paris’s startup scene - Less misérable

EUROPE will never create a hub of tech firms and investors to rival Silicon Valley, many experts on entrepreneurship concur. Its markets are still ... (2017)


Article

Inside the Revolution at Etsy

The New York Times: “The marketplace for makers had created a distinctive work culture. Then Wall Street showed up. “Etsy was certified as a B ... (2017)


Article

How to Develop White Paper for ICO: Do’s and Don’ts

Cointelegraph looks into the best practices of developing the White Paper, the document prepared by a party in anticipation of launching a new curr... (2017)


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Investing In ICOs May Be Even Riskier Than You Realize

Bloomberg, 2017: "Investing in the burgeoning world of initial coin offerings may be even riskier than it appears. SEC warned of possible regulat... (2017)


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Chamath Palihapitiya, Founder CEO Social Capital, on Money as Instrument of Change | Stanford

Stanford Graduate School of Business Published on Nov 13, 2017 During his View From The Top talk, Chamath Palihapitiya, founder and CEO of Soci... (2018)


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Sam Altman on how to get funded by Y Combinator @ Startup Grind

Published on Feb 9, 2015 Hear Sam Altman speak about how to get funded by Y Combinator, the danger of some incubators, and other great startup adv... (2017)


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How to Raise Money, and How to Succeed Long-Term - CS183F | Stanford

Stanford, Published on Jun 8, 2017, Jess Lee (Partner at Sequoia Capital) and Aaron Harris (Partner at YC) discuss raising money as an early stage ... (2017)


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How to Get Your Startup Idea Funded by Venture Capitalists | Google Developers

from Google Developers conference: Google I/O 2011: How to Get Your Startup Idea Funded by Venture Capitalists. Uploaded on May 13, 2011 Don Dod... (2017)


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How to Raise Money from Angel Investors | This Week in Startups, Jason Calacanis

Published on Apr 17, 2014 I have a great idea but need money to make it happen. How do I network with angel investors? Where do I make the connect... (2017)


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NSF's merit review process determines which research has the greatest potential

NSF receives about 50,000 research proposals every year. The Foundation's mission is to promote the progress of science, but it's able to support o... (2022)


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The Black Swan Event: Funding in the time of Coronavirus with Mark Suster

YouTube - Streamed April 22, 2020 The Black Swan Event: Funding in the time of Coronavirus with Mark Suster (2020)


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How To Cold Email Investors - Michael Seibel

Y Combinator CEO and Partner Michael Seibel on how to cold email investors. https://twitter.com/mwseibel Y Combinator invests a small amount of mon... (2019)


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Kirsty Nathoo - Startup Finance Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - YC Startup School

YC Partner and CFO Kirsty Nathoo shares the most common mistakes startups make with their finances and how they can prevent them. You can find the ... (2019)


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Modern Startup Financing - YC Startup School - Carolynn Levy

YC Partner and GC Carolynn Levy details the basics of startup financing and how modern early stage rounds of financing are done using convertible s... (2019)


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"Zombie Startups" by Mathias Pastor

Startupfood Published on Jan 7, 2019 At The Family, we believe that anyone can become a great entrepreneur. DESCRIPTION The end of a year i... (2019)


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Customer Pitch vs Investor Pitch - Michael Seibel - Y Combinator

Michael Seibel on pitching customers vs pitching investors. Michael is CEO and a Partner at YC. He was the co-founder and CEO of Justin.tv and Soci... (2019)


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How Investors Think About Ideas - Kevin Hale - Y Combinator

Y Combinator Published on Feb 27, 2019 Kevin Hale on how investors think about ideas. Kevin is Visiting Partner at YC. Prior YC Kevin was the ... (2019)


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How to Get Meetings with Investors and Raise Money by Aaron Harris - YC Startup School

YC Partner Aaron Harris gives invaluable advice for how to most effectively and strategically meet with investors. (2018)


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Understanding SAFEs and Priced Equity Rounds by Kirsty Nathoo - YC Startup School

YC Partner Kirsty Nathoo gives the lowdown on several different ways to capitalize your company and how those impact founder equity and cap tables ... (2018)


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Fundraising Fundamentals By Geoff Ralston - YC Startup School

YC Partner Geoff Ralston gives an introduction to the key concepts to keep in mind once you enter a fundraising process. Learn more at https://www.... (2018)


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A Conversation with Aileen Lee - Moderated by Geoff Ralston

YC Partner Geoff Ralston talks to Cowboy Ventures Founder Aileen Lee. Transcript and additional content can be found here: See Min 26 - for VC ... (2018)


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A Conversation with Andy Bromberg - Moderated by Geoff Ralston || YCombinator

YC Partner Geoff Ralston talks to CoinList Co-Founder and President Andy Bromberg. Transcript and additional content are here: https://www.startups... (2018)


Podcast

a16z Podcast: Direct Listings, Myths and Facts - Andreessen Horowitz

Another route to the public markets is the direct listing, recently reinvented for tech companies (with Spotify and Slack so far). This episode of ... (2019)


Podcast

How to Raise a Seed Round - Justin Kan - Atrium - VoxSnap

Seed rounds and Series A are both part of the path for a startup’s success. However, even though these two types of fundraising are different, I se... (2019)


Podcast

What’s next for WeWork, an episode from Financial Times on Spotify - Jan 2019

SoftBank changed course when it scaled back plans for an investment in WeWork from $16bn to $2bn. The FT’s Eric Platt spoke with US business editor... (2019)


Podcast

Ryan Hoover on Product Hunt’s Acquisition and Lessons Learned – Y Combinator

Ryan Hoover is the founder of Product Hunt which was in the Summer 2014 YC batch and was acquired by AngelList. Dalton Caldwell is a Partner at YC ... (2019)


Podcast

VCs Are Wrong About Bootstrapped Founders, How Content Can Be Used As A Key Customer Acquisition Tool

Jesse Genet is Founder & CEO @ Lumi, the startup that has raised close to $10m from Homebrew, Forerunner, Spark Capital, Lowercase and more. (2018)


Podcast

a16z Podcast: Market Shifts – Andreessen Horowitz

NASDAQ CEO Adena Friedman runs one of the world’s largest financial services companies, including the NASDAQ stock exchange that’s home to more tha... (2017)


Website

Republic — Invest in Startups

On Republic, anyone can invest in startups. Become an investor in cutting-edge private companies with as little as $10 ✅ (2021)


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Ledgy - cap table management

Ledgy makes your equity plans scalable, compliant in all countries, integrates with your existing systems and comes with enterprise-ready security ... (2021)


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Buy Me A Coffee | Where creators make money doing what they love

Buy Me A Coffee is the best way for creators and artists to accept one-off support and membership from their fans. (2020)


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Case - Raise impact investing capital. Better.

The first online toolkit for raising impact investing capital.. (2019)


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StartEngine: Equity Crowdfunding & Investment Opportunities

StartEngine is One of The Nation's Leading Equity Crowdfunding Platforms. StartEngine Allows Everyday People The Opportunity to Invest Online a... (2018)


Website

Social Impact Movement – Social Impact Movement

Social Impact Movement improves people & social causes connection by curating, educating, and providing easy access to social-related engagement op... (2018)


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All Raise - Dedicated to diversity in funders & founders

We believe people of all different backgrounds should have the opportunity to participate, shape, and succeed in the founding, funding, and buildin... (2018)


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NSF SBIR - Seed funding -- We invest up to $1.5 million in seed funding We take 0% equity

Seed capital for early stage product development We offer funding for early stage R&D and take no equity in your company — you retain full contr... (2018)


SlideShare

Front series A deck - SlideShare.net

This is the deck I used for our series A. We ended up raising $10M with Social Capital, Stewart Butterfield and a few others. (2019)


SlideShare

Brazil Digital Report - 1st Edition - 2019 - Brazil at Silicon Valley

Brazil Digital Report: a first-edition dossier on the Brazilian digital economy. A comprehensive report on trends and facts for investors, public a... (2019)


SlideShare

Is vc still a thing? - 2019 - Mark Suster, Both Sides of the Table

A look at the Venture Capital industry heading into 2020. Some have questioned whether the industry has a future. This deck does a detailed look at... (2019)


SlideShare

LP Survey Micro-VC

LP Survey for venture capital (2018)


SlideShare

The 10 Year Project (Lessons learned from over 300 investments) | First Round

To mark First Round's 10th birthday, we did a deep dive into the last decade of our investment data to surface some interesting and surprising insi... (2018)


SlideShare

When & How to Raise Venture Capital | NYU Entrepreneurs

Frank Rimalovski's When & How to Raise Venture Capital workshop slides from the 2016 NYU Entrepreneurs Festival (2018)


SlideShare

Building an Ownership Culture (Stanford GSB, Feb 2018)

Adam Nash, Technology Executive & Angel Investor Published on Feb 7, 2018 This is the version of my lecture on equity compensation, leveraging ... (2018)


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