Marc Andreessen's tips are next, but first, a small but important request: Please take 5 seconds to answer just one survey question - Let me know what content you prefer to receive so I can provide you with the most value in my weekly newsletter: What do you want to receive in our free newsletter? 5 fundraising tips by famous investors and founders My hacks, guides and tips on how to meet investors Free lists of active investors A mix of all of the above. Thank you! As always, if you have any...
3 months ago • 2 min read
First, a few quick updates: We enhanced and updated our investor lists, including our main database. Check them out here. We added a new, more affordable tier to our investor outreach service. You can now have us set you up for your investor: we will provide you with a tailored and personalized pacakge that includes a list of investors, your message sequence to investors, and a LinkedIn profile consultation. Learn more and apply here. As promised, our members now receive a new investor list...
4 months ago • 2 min read
*** Today is the last day to take advantage of our crazy holiday season special. *** T.A McCann is long-time serial entrepreneur who built and exited several companies, including Gist (acquired by Blackberry) and Senosis (acquired by Google). Today he is the managing partner at Pioneer Square Labs, a venture capital fund and venture studio. He is also a writer and podcaster sharing his insights on entrepreneurship and more. We gathered some of his top tips on raising startup capital: Build a...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Before anything else, I wish you and yours plenty of light and happiness this holiday season, whatever you are celebrating. *** I'll get to our 5 weekly fundraising tips right after a quick update on last week's survey. You may recall it was just one question about what you would like to receive from us, particularly in our membership plan: The majority (61%) voted for investor lists. The rest mostly voted for our fundraising guides and playbooks (30%). So our membership plan in 2025 will...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Two quick notices before we get to the 5 weekly tips: You don't need to wait till the end of the month. Our crazy holiday season special is already live. * The first 15 to purchase will get a free consulting session with me so act now. The application for our investor outreach service is now easier to complete. Prices will rise in January so if you're considering it, apply now to lock in 2024's prices. *** One more thing, actually. I am constantly trying to improve Meet.Capital and add more...
4 months ago • 2 min read
2024 is coming to an end, and starting next year we will need to raise some of our prices. If you are considering our angel investor outreach service, you can still lock in on the current price (apply here). *** Mark Suster is the managing partner at Upfront Ventures, one of the largest venture capital funds in LA, and a successful founder and entrepreneur. Here are five of his tips for startup founders on raising capital: Be careful about raising too much capital: Raising too much capital...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Before we get to our weekly 5 startup fundraising tips, two quick updates: We're updating and expanding our investor database. While at it, we put together a list of 700 active US VCs, and you can access it here. I've launched a newsletter featuring select Israeli tech startups. If you're interested in Israeli innovations and startups, check it out and subscribe at Chosen.Ventures. *** Alon Cinamon is an Associate at Ibex Investors, an American VC firm investing in Israeli startups. He is...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Garry Tan, CEO of Y Combinator and co-founder of Initialized Capital, is one of the top voices in today’s startup world and one who generously shares insights and teachings with startup founders. We researched to find five of his essential tips on raising capital for your startup: 1. Validate your market first: Before reaching out to investors, validate your product. Actual traction, or even an apparent demand, is more persuasive than a well-crafted pitch deck. Gather the data that proves...
6 months ago • 1 min read
This week’s 5 startup tips come from Luke Tobin, a 3x exited founder, most notably scaling Digital Ethos into a multinational marketing agency before its successful acquisition in 2022. Luke now heads Tobin Capital, a venture capital firm investing in transformative companies like SpaceX and Earthly. He shares his insights regularly and I personally follow him on LinkedIn. He sent me his 5 best tips for aspiring entrepreneurs. Here goes: 1. The power of small habits: Success doesn't happen...
8 months ago • 1 min read