The Startup Finance Blog

Raising a series A round of funding from venture capital investors is a long and stressful process, but if your startup needs funding, this is what you can expect.

Part 5 in our series on how to think about your startup at different stages of growth discusses how to pitch investors and raise angel money.

Part 4 in our series on how to think about your startup at different stages of growth explains what seed money is and how to find angel investors.

In the early stages of growth, companies must consider different strategies for raising capital to build a startup team and compensate employees.

There are several sets of questions that face every startup entrepreneur in the early days of their business adventure, including "How do I know when it's time to hire my first employee?" Here we explore when and who to hire first, their role, and what your team should focus on in the beginning stages of your startups growth.

Starting a company? There are many questions every startup entrepreneur will face in the early days of their business adventure. Typically the first question when starting a company is, “What do I do first?”

Let’s face it: being unhappy at work is, well, miserable. No job is perfect, but a happy, content employee can have a huge effect on your company — just as a miserable employee can have a huge negative effect. Here we cover what causes a miserable job and what you can do about unhappy employee's at work.

Does your team have disparate goals? When employees are more focused on personal goals than team goals, it can kill a results-focused workplace. Here's why you should focus on team results.