How many VCs do you want competing to invest in you? It’s not a facetious question. Too few, and there is no sense of urgency or competitive tension. Too many, and you can be bewildered by choice, leaving...

How a venture capitalist considers the competition for a potential investee company is critical to whether they ultimately decide to invest.

Nic has already answered the question “Is venture capital right for your company?” Today, I’m going to look at some alternative sources of finance. The key ones are revenue, government and banks

Many entrepreneurs are surprised by how much attention VCs pay to market size. You might have a hot product and an awesome team, but the VC is spending all of her time poring over analyst reports trying...

This week, Nic Brisbourne explains what you can do to accelerate the capital-raising process, which mainly means finding ways to reduce the venture capitalists’ perception of risk. If you want to find out how to raise money...

Can there really be such a thing as a startup raising too much money? Of course there can. The history of investment is littered with example of companies that raised too much capital, were feted by the press,...

Every entrepreneur I’ve ever spoken to about fundraising wants to know how long it will take.