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5 Factors That Drive Up a Startup's Valuation

How investors think about customer discovery

Two slides to cut from your pitch deck

Winning VC Hearts in a Crowded Market

Phase Three of Fundraising: Closing

Phase Two of Fundraising: Meetings

Phase One of Fundraising: Preparation

Three design tips to level-up your deck

What to do if you don't have traction but need to raise money

Two things to do before you accept an investor's offer

Anna Claire Howard

Hustle Fund’s networking hack for fundraising

How much equity should you give away?

We published a book to help you raise millions of dollars

Explain SAFEs and dilution to me like I’m 5

How to grow your startup and fundraise at the same time

How can I do fewer “urgent + not important” tasks and more higher value activities?

For early-stage pre-seed cos, how should we split our time between building product, acquiring users, and raising money?

How much outside funding do companies at the pre-seed, seed, and series A level typically raise?

How to follow up after your first pitch

Should a company be sending out two different versions of its investor newsletter?

Are these investors/angels just blowing smoke by telling me they like us?

How can you develop a close personal rapport with investors?

Should I only fundraise from investors who know my industry?

How do I explain my "problem" statement when my business is really complex?

Should I have an advisory board?

How do you get feedback from VCs on why they passed on your business?

Should I give my startup advisors equity or profit share? Or something else?

How does the location of a founder influence whether or not a VC will fund a startup?

Should I set up intro calls with investors before I start fundraising?

How should I split equity with a part-time co-founder? How will this affect fundraising later on?

How to get capital without giving up equity 🎨

Which market should you display in your pitch deck?

What is acceptable to give to advisors who are there for the short-term vs long-term?

Should founders do 10-minute intro calls with investors before they start fundraising?

What is a practical way to know if something is wrong with our pitch/business?

How this startup passed our 5-pillar evaluation process

What salary should founders pay themselves?

3 things to say to your team, post-fundraise

How do we best position our seemingly slow growth to investors in order to raise our seed?

What revenue markers should I know to make my company VC backable?

3 reasons why VCs might say no

Do investors care if you have a co-founder?

What if an investor offers more money than I need?

What do investors see as red flags?

What role do you think "pattern matching" plays in how venture firms select founders to invest in?

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?

Should you raise from angels or VCs?

How to avoid making "steady growth" a red flag for a raise?

Part 2: how to fundraise in this market

Part 1: what you need to know about the current market

How fundraising stages work

Should I find a male co-founder to get funded quicker?

How should a normal and healthy growth curve look like for Series A?

Your pitch deck only needs 5 slides

Start your business in Delaware. Trust us.

How do you identify talented founders apart from their schooling and work experience?

Where’s my money??

What makes a great elevator pitch?

How to fix ugly pitch deck slides

Questions VCs will ask you

Should you grow your startup unprofitably?

How to get a meeting with an investor

What to expect when you’re expecting VC funding

What time of year should you fundraise?

3 places to look for investor leads

VC won’t invest without a lead. Help!

Board seats for investors?

How to create an investor CRM

How to write a great investor newsletter

What founders should do in a down market

Differentiating Your Product

Five things to know before starting a company in Latin America

Raise More Money in Less Time

Make sure your new investors are legit

The “market” part of your pitch

Pitching Your Team to Investors

The Perfect Workspace for Pitching to Investors

How to run your first meeting with a VC

Why You Should Always Send Your Investor Updates

What’s Going On In An Investor’s Brain?

VIDEO: How to Raise Angel Money

Top of mind: The "When" and "How much" questions of raising venture capital

Tips for Raising Angel Money

The Hustle Stage – Interview with Sydney Thomas of Precursor Ventures

The Hustle Stage – Interview with Tom Willerer of Venrock

The Hustle Stage – Interview with Sara Deshpande of Maven Ventures

The Hustle Stage – Interview with Leah Busque of Fuel Capital

The Hustle Stage – Interview with Ben Blumenfeld of Designer Fund

The Hustle Stage – Interview with Kevin Lee of Pear Ventures

Raising Money in Today's World

The Dangers of a High Valuation

The Hustle Stage – Interview with Angel Investor, Brad Flora

Slide titles VCs will actually read

Part 5: Pitch Deck Mistakes

Part 2: Pitch Deck Mistakes

Part 3: Pitch Deck Mistakes

Part 4: Pitch Deck Mistakes

Part 1: Pitch Deck Mistakes

Metrics To Know Before your Next Investor Meeting

How to calculate your runway