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Practical Funding
Practical Funding
Run your company like you won’t get outside funding
Practical Funding
When not getting big funding is a good thing
Practical Funding
Bigger exits for founders without big funding
Practical Funding
Startup funding is down in mid-2022, but it’s not a crash
Practical Funding
Most software companies don’t have big VC funding
Practical Funding
“Venture scale” means big VCs require billion dollar exit potential
Practical Funding
5 reasons why SaaS companies are valued on multiples of revenue, not profit
Practical Funding
When 2nd-time founders fund their startups across the traction gap (part 5 of 5)
Practical Funding
Bootstrapped and lightly-funded founders are looking much cooler right now
Practical Funding
Venture investor fund size determines the stage they invest in
Practical Funding
Funding your way across the Startup Traction Gap with angel investors (part 4 of 5)
Practical Funding
I’m looking for seed and pre-seed investors for practical software startups
Practical Funding
Funding your startup with sales revenue aka customer funding (part 3 of 5)
Practical Funding
Funding your startup with your day job or services business (part 2 of 5)
Practical Funding
Crossing the dreaded Startup Traction Gap between MVP and sustainable sales (part 1 of 5)
Practical Funding
Why bootstrappers should create and pitch their investor presentation
Practical Funding
Inconsistent feedback from potential investors is normal
Practical Funding
Why it can take at least six months to raise money for your startup
Practical Funding
Early-stage SaaS valuations are coming down, but only to 2019 levels
Practical Funding
Finding your simple startup math to close investors and grow faster
Practical Funding
Serious startup founders slay the big dragons that will kill their startup
Practical Funding
Choose customer funding before outside investor funding
Practical Funding
VC-funded software startups are the exception, not the rule
Practical Funding
Why you shouldn’t take funding advice from most investors
Practical Funding
What kind of funding are you actually raising?
Practical Funding
VC funding isn’t bad. It’s just not for most startup software companies.
Practical Funding
Big funding makes big news. It’s still not for most startup software companies.
Practical Funding
When investors are the hammers and startups are the nails
Practical Funding
Would you sell your software business for $30 million right now?
Practical Funding
9 ways startups are funded without institutional VC capital
Practical Funding
Get patient funding before you have product-market fit
Practical Funding
When practical founders feel out of place at accelerators
Practical Funding
Protect your optionality by not raising big funding
Practical Funding
The real startup funding statistics outside Silicon Valley
Practical Funding
When “home run” wins for founders are just “base hit” losses for big investors
Practical Funding
The most active angel investors I know bootstrapped and sold their SaaS businesses
Practical Funding
When the local startup talk is all about big funding
Practical Funding
These founders chose customer funding vs. big outside funding
Practical Funding
Stop raising serious investment for your startup before revenue
Practical Funding
Growth equity investors don’t chase unicorn returns
Practical Funding
Grow a startup out of your existing business
Practical Funding
SaaS founders need revenue to raise seed rounds outside Silicon Valley
Practical Funding
Procrastinate funding as long as you can–or forever
