Nathan BeckordHow to Grow Through Acquisitions — and Keep Founders HappyParis-based Le Collectionist is one such company. Max Aniort’s former business partner had a less-than-stellar experience at a vacation…5 min read·1 day ago--1--1
Nathan BeckordHow to Become a VC Without a Silicon Valley NetworkPaige Finn Doherty’s VC genesis story comes from some unexpected places: a college pitch contest, Twitter, and HBO’s “Silicon Valley.”5 min read·Jun 3, 2024----
Nathan BeckordInvestor Conversations 101: Icebreakers and InsightsSerial entrepreneur Dan Shapiro has done just about every form of fundraising known to man. Across his four companies, he’s raised with…4 min read·May 27, 2024----
Nathan BeckordUnleashing the Power of Storytelling in Pitch Decks: A Guide for EntrepreneursRaj Nathan wants you to have a voice. In fact, he wants everyone to have a voice. And he helps startups use their voices to tell their…5 min read·May 20, 2024----
Nathan BeckordFrom Zero to $60 Million: Crowdfunding Secrets UnveiledMike Bell wants restaurants to flip the script on how they flip fries.4 min read·May 13, 2024--1--1
Nathan BeckordFrom Y Combinator to $107 Million Raised: Fundraising Secrets from a Black FounderDemetrius Gray pulled off an impressive $107.3 million fundraise, but he’s no first-timer. While his first startup, WeatherCheck, didn’t…4 min read·May 6, 2024----
Nathan BeckordHow To Find Founder / Investor Fit: Tips from Hubert Palan of ProductboardSometimes a company comes along with an idea that seems so obvious in hindsight — like, Oh, of course! That makes sense — that it’s almost…6 min read·Apr 29, 2024----
Nathan BeckordinThe Startup6 Essential (But Overlooked) Fundraising Tactics for StartupsEven with the dispersion that’s happened since COVID, there’s a lot of money in Silicon Valley — it remains far and away the epicenter of…7 min read·Apr 24, 2024--1--1
Nathan BeckordHow To Level The Playing Field With InvestorsIn many ways, startup founder Scott Kitun is a disruptor. His current project, Songfinch, is a startup that aims to upend the music…6 min read·Apr 22, 2024----
Nathan BeckordHow To Raise a Seed Round in Under Two WeeksJennifer Smith needed to raise the seed round for her tech company Scribe. But she didn’t have two months to step away from her co-founder…5 min read·Apr 15, 2024--7--7