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We published a book to help you raise millions of dollars
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Tam Pham
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Explain SAFEs and dilution to me like I’m 5
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Tam Pham
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How to grow your startup and fundraise at the same time
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Tam Pham
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How can I do fewer “urgent + not important” tasks and more higher value activities?
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Tam Pham
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For early-stage pre-seed cos, how should we split our time between building product, acquiring users, and raising money?
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Tam Pham
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How much outside funding do companies at the pre-seed, seed, and series A level typically raise?
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Tam Pham
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How to follow up after your first pitch
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Tam Pham
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Should a company be sending out two different versions of its investor newsletter?
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Tam Pham
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Are these investors/angels just blowing smoke by telling me they like us?
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Tam Pham
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How can you develop a close personal rapport with investors?
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Tam Pham
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Should I only fundraise from investors who know my industry?
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Tam Pham
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How do I explain my "problem" statement when my business is really complex?
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Tam Pham
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Should I have an advisory board?
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Tam Pham
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How do you get feedback from VCs on why they passed on your business?
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Tam Pham
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Should I give my startup advisors equity or profit share? Or something else?
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Tam Pham
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How does the location of a founder influence whether or not a VC will fund a startup?
BY
Kera DeMars
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Should I set up intro calls with investors before I start fundraising?
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Kera DeMars
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How should I split equity with a part-time co-founder? How will this affect fundraising later on?
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Kera DeMars
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How to get capital without giving up equity 🎨
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Tam Pham
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Which market should you display in your pitch deck?
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Tam Pham
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What is acceptable to give to advisors who are there for the short-term vs long-term?
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Tam Pham
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Should founders do 10-minute intro calls with investors before they start fundraising?
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Tam Pham
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What is a practical way to know if something is wrong with our pitch/business?
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Tam Pham
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How this startup passed our 5-pillar evaluation process
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Tam Pham
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What salary should founders pay themselves?
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Tam Pham
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3 things to say to your team, post-fundraise
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Tam Pham
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How do we best position our seemingly slow growth to investors in order to raise our seed?
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Tam Pham
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What revenue markers should I know to make my company VC backable?
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Tam Pham
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3 reasons why VCs might say no
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Tam Pham
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Do investors care if you have a co-founder?
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Tam Pham
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What if an investor offers more money than I need?
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Tam Pham
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What do investors see as red flags?
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Tam Pham
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What role do you think "pattern matching" plays in how venture firms select founders to invest in?
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Tam Pham
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I’m building a B2C education app. How do I know when I have enough traction to start trying to raise for a first round?
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Tam Pham
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Should you raise from angels or VCs?
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Tam Pham
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How to avoid making "steady growth" a red flag for a raise?
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Tam Pham
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Part 2: how to fundraise in this market
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Tam Pham
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Part 1: what you need to know about the current market
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Tam Pham
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How fundraising stages work
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Tam Pham
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Should I find a male co-founder to get funded quicker?
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Tam Pham
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How should a normal and healthy growth curve look like for Series A?
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Tam Pham
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Your pitch deck only needs 5 slides
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Tam Pham
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Start your business in Delaware. Trust us.
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Tam Pham
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How do you identify talented founders apart from their schooling and work experience?
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Tam Pham
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Where’s my money??
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Tam Pham
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What makes a great elevator pitch?
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Tam Pham
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How to fix ugly pitch deck slides
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Tam Pham
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Questions VCs will ask you
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Kera DeMars
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Should you grow your startup unprofitably?
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Kera DeMars
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How to get a meeting with an investor
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Kera DeMars
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What to expect when you’re expecting VC funding
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Tam Pham
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What time of year should you fundraise?
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Tam Pham
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3 places to look for investor leads
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Tam Pham
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VC won’t invest without a lead. Help!
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Tam Pham
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Board seats for investors?
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Tam Pham
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How to create an investor CRM
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Tam Pham
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How to write a great investor newsletter
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Tam Pham
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What founders should do in a down market
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Tam Pham
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Differentiating Your Product
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Tam Pham
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Five things to know before starting a company in Latin America
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Hellen Villena
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Raise More Money in Less Time
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Tam Pham
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Make sure your new investors are legit
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Tam Pham
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The “market” part of your pitch
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Tam Pham
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Pitching Your Team to Investors
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Kera DeMars
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The Perfect Workspace for Pitching to Investors
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Kera DeMars
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How to run your first meeting with a VC
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Tam Pham
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Why You Should Always Send Your Investor Updates
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Kera DeMars
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What’s Going On In An Investor’s Brain?
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Jasmin Johnson
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VIDEO: How to Raise Angel Money
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Kera DeMars
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Top of mind: The "When" and "How much" questions of raising venture capital
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Mai Ho
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Tips for Raising Angel Money
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Kera DeMars
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The Hustle Stage – Interview with Sydney Thomas of Precursor Ventures
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Jasmin Johnson
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The Hustle Stage – Interview with Tom Willerer of Venrock
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Jasmin Johnson
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The Hustle Stage – Interview with Sara Deshpande of Maven Ventures
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Jasmin Johnso
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The Hustle Stage – Interview with Leah Busque of Fuel Capital
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Jasmin Johnson
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The Hustle Stage – Interview with Ben Blumenfeld of Designer Fund
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Jasmin Johnson
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The Hustle Stage – Interview with Kevin Lee of Pear Ventures
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Jasmin Johnson
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Raising Money in Today's World
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Chloe Tan
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The Dangers of a High Valuation
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Kera DeMars
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The Hustle Stage – Interview with Angel Investor, Brad Flora
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Jasmin Johnson
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Slide titles VCs will actually read
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Tam Pham
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Part 5: Pitch Deck Mistakes
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Kera DeMars
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Part 2: Pitch Deck Mistakes
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Kera DeMars
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Part 3: Pitch Deck Mistakes
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Kera DeMars
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Part 4: Pitch Deck Mistakes
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Kera deMars
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Part 1: Pitch Deck Mistakes
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Kera DeMars
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Metrics To Know Before your Next Investor Meeting
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Kera DeMars
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How to calculate your runway
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Tam Pham
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Busting a Big Fundraising Myth
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Kera DeMars
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3 tips on your first pitch with a VC
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Tam Pham
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