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Raising capital is one of the hardest things entrepreneurs need to do to build their business. It is full of ups and downs and in essence it is a complete roller coaster. Things can change very rapidly as one morning things could seam to crumble and then all of a sudden a few hours later one may fe Read More

Mikaila Ulmer of Sugar Land, TX is definitely one of those rare stories in entrepreneurship. According to the Kauffman Foundation the average age of a successful founder tends to be around 40. This is why I was so impressed when someone told me the story of Mikaila and her company, Bee Sweet Lemona Read More

As an entrepreneur you need to be a rockstar at storytelling if you want to land capital from investors during your financing rounds. The earlier you are in your venture the more people would look at investing in you and your potential future. For that reason the best entrepreneurs are not visionar Read More

One of the worst mistakes an entrepreneur can make is to bring onboard during a round of financing a toxic investor into the cap table of the company. I always tell founders that divorcing an investor is much more difficult than divorcing your own husband or wife. Read More

For those of you that are making private direct investments it is very important to have a nice set of tools that will help you during the research, due diligence, and investment phases. Read More

Last year there were 227,000 angel investors that invested $23 billion into start-ups, up 3% from 2004, according to the University of New Hampshire’s Centre for Venture Research. In 1996 there were only about ten angel groups in the U.S.; today there are more than 200. The chart below from CB Insi Read More

Startup fundraising is an art. It is a mix of psychcology, strategy, and good timing. If you are able to master these and know how and when to move forward with investor conversations, you should be in good shape. Some of the most common phrases of rejection that we’ve seen here at RockThePost whil Read More