Is It Time to Stop Using Excel for Your Startup's Finances?
Don't miss out on funding because your financials are a mess. Get your finances out of Excel and into accounting software!
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- May 25, 2016
- 1 min
The Law of Startups podcast features BJ Lackland
Our CEO, BJ Lackland, was recently featured on the Law of Startups podcast with Joe Wallin, Principal at Carney Badley Spellman, and Mike...
- Apr 25, 2016
- 3 min
5 Top Issues We See With Startup Financials
An entrepreneur with clean financials enjoys many benefits. Avoid these common problems that can hold you back.
- Apr 11, 2016
- 1 min
How to Get the Funding that Best Fits Your Startup
If you’re trying to raise money for your business, there are now many alternatives to VC funding, particularly for smaller tech...
- Apr 5, 2016
- 1 min
How to Prove Your Startup’s Growth Potential
Fundraising is tough. Make it easier by telling a good story about your startup's potential growth with your business metrics.
- Jan 25, 2016
- 3 min
4 Things to Know About VCs and Non-Disclosure Agreements
You’re a tech entrepreneur at an emerging startup. To date, you’ve bootstrapped your company, but now you’re at the stage where you’re...
- Dec 17, 2015
- 1 min
How to open the door to capital: Lighter Capital’s guide for tech startups
You’re about to go knocking on doors to raise capital for your growing tech company, but do you know how to maximize your chances to...
- Oct 7, 2015
- 2 min
Startup founder and recruiter-in-chief: Top 3 takeaways
Over the past weeks, we’ve discussed the steps involved in recruiting and hiring key employees for a startup. In the first three posts, I...
- Sep 27, 2015
- 4 min
From service to product company: hear from the experts on how to do it successfully
Our team just got back from Dreamforce 15 in San Francisco. At the conference, our CEO BJ Lackland participated in a session with Jason...
- Sep 10, 2015
- 2 min
Entrepreneurs fess up: the key reason why their promising startup crashed
A few months ago, we published a post on five reasons why startups fail. People don’t like to talk about it, but startups, or early stage...
- Aug 18, 2015
- 3 min
Startup founder and recruiter-in-chief: converting candidates to employees
In my last post, I discussed the screening and interview process we went through at RecruitLoop. We had identified not one but two great...
- Aug 6, 2015
- 3 min
Founder compensation: how much should you pay yourself?
Seattle entrepreneur Dan Price from Gravity Payments made headlines a few months ago when he announced that his employees would make...
- Aug 3, 2015
- 4 min
Startup founder and recruiter-in-chief: separating the wheat from the chaff
This is the second in a series of four blog posts in which I share the steps and processes we followed when making the all-important...
- Jul 31, 2015
- 3 min
How to Attract Potential Buyers for Your Startup
It’s a question on the mind of many entrepreneurs. Namely, ‘how can I make my business attractive to potential acquirers?’ People start...
- Jul 22, 2015
- 4 min
Startup founder and recruiter-in-chief: 5 steps for attracting talent
Virtually every startup founder struggles to find the best talent for their company. And it’s a critical task for taking your company to...
- Jul 1, 2015
- 7 min
How to Build a World-Class SaaS Sales Team
On Thursday, June 25, Jason Lemkin, Managing Director at Storm Ventures, and Aaron Ross, author of Predictable Revenue, joined our CEO BJ...
- Jun 26, 2015
- 4 min
Top 5 Reasons Why Startups Fail (And How to Avoid Them)
No one likes to talk about it, but the odds of success for startups are pretty slim. In order to move the needle in your favor, you first...
- Jun 23, 2015
- 3 min
Fundraising Etiquette: How to Land a VC Introduction
In the fundraising world, personal introductions and referrals are king. Word-of-mouth is still one of the most common ways deals get...
- Jun 16, 2015
- 4 min
Why VCs Only Invest in C Corporations
Not all corporations are created equal. Learn Why VCs prefer C-Corps and explore funding alternatives if you're startup isn't one.
- Jun 12, 2015
- 3 min
Why you need to have a founders’ agreement in place
One business risk many startups overlook is the relationship between cofounder(s). They assume formal agreements are unnecessary. Big...
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