Startup 101: Founder, CEO, CFO, CTO, CMO, CIO: What’s the difference?

People are the foundation of your startup. You could have the best product in the world, but without the right team behind it, it will never take off. Your company’s success or failure will ultimately be…

Startup 101: Startup Equity Explained

What is equity?

Equity is non-cash compensation that represents partial ownership of a company. This equity is distributed among founders, investors, advisors, and employees in exchange for services or seed money.

Startup 101: Why do startups fail? Examples of startups failing:

Nine of out ten startups fail.

Yes, for every successful startup, there are nine that fall into the shadows. It’s clear to see that the rate of failed startups is very high. But, why? What are…

Startup 101: What is a Pitch Deck? Examples, Tips, and Templates

A pitch deck is one of the key tools of the startup toolkit. Why? It’s because pitch decks are fundamental to scoring that funding, scoring that 1st place in a competition, and scoring your first clients.

Startup 101: What is a Venture Capitalist (VC)? (Funding explained)

You’ve got a great business idea lined up, maybe even an MVP! To make your dreams of becoming the entrepreneur you’ve always dreamed of being (move over, Elon Musk), you need some money.

Startup 101: Accelerators vs Incubators: What’s the difference?

Accelerators and incubators are these innovative concepts that have become super popular in recent years, helping properly kickstart ideas into actual business plans and concrete objectives. These two programs can easily…

Startup 101: What’s a SaaS business?

Let’s start with the basics of SaaS.

SaaS stands for Software-as-a-Service. A Software-as-a-Service provider is a company that hosts any type of application or software for its customers via the internet. As it can be accessed through the…

Startup 101: Creating the perfect founding team

Nothing can sabotage a startup’s potential faster than its “people problems.”

Everything grows from the founding team and it is critical that you assemble an excellent team from the get-go. Just like the first meal of the…

Startup 101: What differentiates a startup from a business?

If you’re new to the startup world, you probably have a lot of questions. You might be wondering what a startup is in the first place. What is an entrepreneur, exactly? And what is the difference between a startup and a small…

Startup 101: Angel Investors vs Venture Capitalists vs Crowdfunding

Money, money, money. Money makes the world go round. And, in the startup world, this is no different. You’ve heard of terms like Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists, but what exactly are they? What…