Venture debt is a valuable tool that founders can use to grow their companies, and with more flexibility in repayment terms than traditional lenders, founders shouldn’t shy away just because it’s debt. Mainly used in conjunction with equity financing,...
We believe that SAFE notes are bad for investors, founders, and the startup ecosystem. They are designed for early-stage venture funds to simplify the investment process and sideline the super-early-stage angels and friends and family that so often help get companies...
Reciprocity and trust are the two most important building blocks in any business relationship. This is no different in venture investing, and even more important in this space as a result of the length of time a founder works with investors until a meaningful exit...
Cities around the Gulf Coast have emerged as robust tech ecosystems, and centers for venture funding. While these ecosystems began developing over the past few years, the pandemic only accelerated the migration of professionals from tech centers like New York and the...
Building a successful B2B startup pushes a founder to the edge… but in today’s model of work/life balance burnout does not need to be the case. A founder can attain balance in building a successful company and have a meaningful life by remembering key fundamentals we...
Tango can be considered the Shopify of the hospitality industry. Check out this interview with Alan Shortz and Mark Provost as they discuss how their software, Operator HQ, frees up founders in the hospitality industry to focus on the art of hospitality while Tango's...
Here is a scenario that will be familiar to anyone in the startup space: The Situation An email comes in from a prospect with the header “software project.” The body of the email reads: “I am evaluating a game changing enterprise commercial real estate app to...
Leveraging Your Board of Directors For Strategic Value Most board meetings are nothing more than risk mitigation sessions for key investor stakeholders to ensure their investment is protected. But the true value of a board is the insight that experienced professionals...
