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GiveFirst: I feel like I don’t know how to help you
Want help? Be specific. The person asking for it cannot envision what he knows that you don't know.
Modern Entrepreneurship
MailChimp and the un-Silicon Valley way to make It as a startup
No venture capital, no Bay Area presence, no crazy burn rate: MailChimp’s founders built the company slowly by anticipating customers’ needs and following their instincts.
Getting value from your angel investors
Keep your angels up to date. After 4 years, we still get a weekly update from the guys at 3D Hubs, and we can regularly offer them a helping hand.
Finance
Venture capital is about human capital
Your VC should be a sparring partner. Mark Suster even goes as far as to say that "The role of VC is 'Chief Psychologist.'".
What I’ve learned from seeing 20k company pitches
Having seen 20k + startups and pitches, an investor at 500startups shares patterns, and the do's and don'ts whilst emailing or pitching to investors.
The hard raise
One of the reasons hard raises can turn into great performers is that they are early to an opportunity others don’t see.