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4 Tips for Small Businesses Developing a Strategic Plan
June 26, 2020
You and your senior management may not need to work any harder, but rather smarter. The first step to doing this is to step out of the box and do an objective assessment of what is working and what is not.
The Hardest Part of Growing A Company
February 15, 2019
Every business owner (or founder) has a different take on the hardest part of growing a company. And those same business owners will have different takes on the easy part of growing the business. Talk to a talented sales professional who started the company, and you may find that managing, marketing, and recruiting are the most difficult hurdles that a person faces in growing their business. Talk to the marketer down the street who started a company, and you likely will hear just the opposite.
Four Levers to Optimize your Funding Round
February 14, 2019
Too many founders optimize their fundraising based on a single metric: valuation. Of course, I understand where this comes from, and the desire to minimize dilution. As early-stage investors, we also care about the dilutive effects of follow-on rounds, both for us and the founders. A key lesson we’ve learned across our investments is that valuation isn’t often the most important factor, and it doesn’t exist in a vacuum.