Some use “venture debt” to describe any loan provided to a venture backed startup — whether it be the seed stage convertible note, the commercial bank...
To succeed, every startup has to pass through three phases: Go-to-Product, Go-to-Market, and Go-to-Scale. In the go-to-product phase, founders are blessed with a massive...
Your commercial banking relationship is important to your financial health. Any business bank provides critical financial infrastructure: your bank accounts, credit card services,...
The journey of company building is marked by value inflection points. As you progress from Minimum Viable Category to Initial Product Release to Minimum...
The unparalleled challenges of the MedTech industry As an industry, MedTech is gratifying and fulfilling. But launching a startup in this ecosystem is not for...
Six steps take you from term sheet preparation to a closed financing. They are: Prepare for term sheet negotiations Hold term sheet negotiations Line...
Bob Bausmith shares 4 impactful networking practices you can start implementing right away For many, the thought of networking, or attending a networking event,...
Some terms are more important than others. Here, we look at the most important ones. Convertible note: discounts and caps Convertible notes are often...
At every investment stage, management and investors seek to appropriately balance risk and reward. This balance plays out in both the economic and moral...
