In Case You Missed It: Launch Links - Week of September 18, 2016
- 9.23.2016
Some interesting links we found across the web this week:
Long-Term
Success Starts With Managing Your Startup's Runway
This week’s post is all about
fundraising. Managing your ’s money can be just as difficult as
raising it in the first place, but it’s an essential part of respecting your
investors’ faith in your team. Check out these simple tips on the subject
from a fellow founder.
The
“Maximize Profits” Trap in Decision Making
Speaking of investor relations,
you might think your top legal duty as a founder is to generate profit as
quickly as you can, but that’s not quite the whole story. Focus yourself
on what’s really “best” for the company with this short and sweet link from the
Harvard Business Review.
4
Keys To Accurately Forecast Your Startup & Avoid Embarrassment
Many VCs won’t even look at your
financial forecasts when deciding whether to invest (they’d rather believe in
your team and product than your numbers), but find that quantitative-minded
founders try such anyway. If you’re one of them, this piece
is definitely worth a save.
How
We Decide Which Founders We Will Provide Follow On Funding For
And once you’ve hooked an
investor, oftentimes you’ll want that investor back at the negotiating table in
your next round of financing. Great thoughts and global perspective on
that calculus from an investor in India.
Crowdfunding
May Be The Best Way To Fund Your Green Tech Company Post-Brexit
Equity is still in
its infancy and fraught with regulatory difficulties that may make it more
trouble than it’s worth. But in a down year for clean tech
seeking traditional VC investment, could become a wellspring of
social entrepreneurship.
Links compiled by Jared Brenner.
