“Those long divided shall be united; those long united shall be divided: such is the way of the universe. ”

from <Romance of the Three Kingdoms>, one of The Four Classic Novels of Chinese Literature

Distributive: Change of Human Capital

Becoming an entrepreneur should be a career choice for anyone. At ExtendNode, we want to empower you to make that happen.

This is the 4th article in the early-stage startup fundraising strategy series. You can find the links of related readings at the end of this article.

I. Why The Investor Research Has Strategic Value

Many founders don’t conduct investor research in a systematic way, not to mention build a personalized data center for such information. They usually start with their network and then extend to first or second degrees of introductions from that network. Beginning with what you have is smart, but it is not enough or effective. …

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Becoming an entrepreneur should be a career choice for anyone. At ExtendNode, we want to empower you to make that happen.

Fundraising Strategy for Early-Stage Startups (№3 of Series)

This is the 3rd article in the early-stage startup fundraising strategy series. You can find the links of related readings at the end of this article.

Crowdfunding has not yet become a norm when startups do equity fundraising. One main reason is that venture capital has emerged and has become a mainstream approach since the launch of Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital in the 1970s. Access to investing in private companies was essentially not feasible for most non-accredited investors until the implementation of Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”) several years ago.

1. WHAT IS EQUITY CROWDFUNDING?

Crowdfunding literally can be interpreted as funding…

Fundraising Strategy for Early-Stage Startups (№2 of Series)

This is the 2nd article in the early-stage startup fundraising strategy series. You may find the links of related readings at the end of this article.

My first article under this series of “financing strategy for early-stage startups” starts with institutional investors’ introduction as they are the main type of investors startups work with in fundraising. However, when startups do fundraising, their first-round is not always led by institutional investors like VC firms or accelerators. On the contrary, the angel round or pre-seed round fundraising will likely be led by individual investors, namely angel investors. …