There are stark differences between the launchpad, incubator and accelerator stages of raising capital.

Being a founder and a venture capitalist has been an invaluable experience. It provided me with insight into the mistakes that we, as founders, make while pitching.

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Each step-up in valuation requires pre-planning around sales and marketing investment being enough to hit required revenue targets

Every stage of funding for a startup requires a different set of metrics and milestones

Using fundraising itself as a benchmark is dangerous for the entire community because it encourages a culture of optimizing for short term showmanship instead of making something people want and creating lasting value.

One of the hardest questions to answer when considering an A is “when is my company ready?”

There has probably been more capital looking to invest in private technology companies in the past five years than any five-year period before.

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