Nov 18What Are The Benefits of Bootstrapping or Self-funding A Startup Instead of Accepting Outside Investments?Typically, you cannot get outside funding until you have developed some team, plans and an MVP product (minimum viable product or prototype) from serious investors. People are misled by headlines thinking they can raise millions from outside investors with none of these. That only happens if you already made other…Bootstrapping3 min readBootstrapping3 min read
Nov 11Free Growth & Scaling Workshop Series for $1M+ Company CEOs — Session-4The Growth & Scaling Workshop Series for $1M+ Company CEOs will now happen monthly on the first Wednesday of each month. Session-4 on “Your Go-To-Market Strategy”. You can purchase a pass to all 12 sessions and replay access here. This workshop series will set you up for success and help…Scaling2 min readScaling2 min read
Oct 31Free Growth and Scaling Workshop Session — 3In scaling and growing any company Founders don’t know what they don’t know. There are many subtle skills that the management team must use if you want to grow at over 20% annually. Some include: 1. A Learning & Development Program to grow your employees and promote from within. 2. A…Growth2 min readGrowth2 min read
Oct 21Free Growth & Scaling Workshop Series for $1M+ Company CEOs — Session-3The Growth & Scaling Workshop Series for $1M+ Company CEOs will now happen monthly on the first Wednesday of each month. Session-3 on “The 26 Standard Process Required to Scale”. You can purchase a pass to all 12 sessions and replay access here. This workshop series will set you up…Growth2 min readGrowth2 min read
Oct 1What Kind of Terms are Reasonable to Provide Angels and Venture Capitalists?This is a big question and the deviation is very large depending on many circumstances. However, I will give some baseline information to help you prepare for the negotiation of terms. Your mileage will certainly vary. Angel investors, early on, will not get anything except a promise of equity later…Enterpreneurship4 min readEnterpreneurship4 min read
Sep 28Free Growth & Scaling Workshop Series for $1M+ Company CEOs — Session-2 Only!The Growth & Scaling Workshop Series for $1M+ Company CEOs will now happen monthly on the first Wednesday of each month. Session-2 on building the team needed to scale is next. You can purchase a pass to all 12 sessions and replay access here. This workshop series will set you…Growth2 min readGrowth2 min read
Sep 25Growth & Scaling Workshop Series for $1M+ Company CEOs — Session-2The Growth & Scaling Workshop Series for $1M+ Company CEOs will now happen monthly on the first Wednesday of each month. Session-2 on building the team needed to scale is next. You can purchase a pass to all 12 sessions and replay access here. This workshop series will set you…Scaling2 min readScaling2 min read
Sep 10How Do I Know I’m Ready to Approach Outside Investors to Raise Capital?Well, this is art more than science, so you will need an expert in raising capital to review the materials you have prepared and tell you your materials are of sufficient quality. …Investment2 min readInvestment2 min read
Sep 8What Kind of Business Plan Do I Need to Attract Outside Investors?“Plans are nothing; planning is everything.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower Navigating the Business Plan Landscape: An effective business plan serves as a roadmap to guide your venture towards success, making it a vital tool in attracting outside investors. However, the misconception often arises that the mere presence of an idea…Investment4 min readInvestment4 min read
Aug 28How Do You Go About Finding Outside Investors and What Does It Take?Networking is always the best method to build your universe of contacts. Historically this was done by attending investor pitches, meeting other CEOs and Founders and working with consultants to target specific categories and profiles of investor. However, with COVID and more technology and social networks there is an increase…Scaling3 min readScaling3 min read