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It is demonstrated over and over again that just having an idea and capital to put behind a venture is not enough. Without a doubt execution is everything and receiving interest from Venture Capital firms will not be THE way to get you from point A to point Z. Entrepreneurs should view a financing Read More

Given my current role, I see hundreds of entrepreneurs executing on their dream every week. There are certain qualities that come into play that I have noticed as repeated patterns on the wildly successful entrepreneurs that I‘ve had the honor to work with at Onevest, which is one of the largest ec Read More

According to many experts we are in a market in which it is a little bit more complicated to raise capital for startups. As I describe in my book, The Art of Startup Fundraising, the investor mindset has shifted from hyper growth to profitability. Now it all comes down to how you are able to make y Read More

I was very lucky to come across a pitch deck that was used by Snapchat back in 2014. To provide some background, Snapchat is a photo messaging app that allows users to take photos, record videos, add text and drawings, and send them to recipients. The company was founded in 2011 by Evan Spiegel and Read More

As I have stated many times on the blog and in my book The Art of Startup Fundraising, the best entrepreneurs are not the best visionaries. The ones that keep succeeding at it are those entrepreneurs that master the art of pitching. Read More

One of the biggest myths I have found in the entrepreneur community is that every startup needs one or more outside investors for credibility and success, and perhaps is even entitled to at least one. They don’t realize that according to statistics from Startup.co, almost 60 percent are funded with Read More

On May 16th, Title III of the JOBS Act goes finally goes into effect, essentially bringing crowdfunding to the general public and opening the floodgates for new startup fundraising options. So, it’s within this quickly evolving finance environment that Alejandro Cremades’ well-timed new book The Ar Read More

For entrepreneurs looking to grow their business, fundraising is a common path to take.

But to ensure the business is pushed in the right direction, it’s important that investors aligned with the company’s vision are brought on board.

Alejandro Cremades, author of “The Art of Startup Fundrais Read More

Peter Thiel cofounded Paypal with Elon Musk and Max Levchin in 1998. They sold this company to eBay in a deal worth over $1B. He then founded several other ventures such as Palantir which has been included in the unicorn club (companies with over $1B in valuation). Read More

Answer a few simple questions, and in seconds know if that investment opportunity is a winner or just totally over-priced. Leverage the calculator in fundraising conversations to understand what potential IRR and Cash on Cash return you could make. Read More