Strategies for Raising Capital to Build a Startup Team
Start planning to build your early startup team, how you'll compensate them, and your strategy for raising the capital you need.
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- Jan 29, 2019
- 3 min
Capital-as-a-Service: A Partnership Model to Help Startups Grow
What is Capital-as-a-Service and how does it work? We explain this beneficial funding solution for growing Saas startups.
- Jan 27, 2019
- 6 min
SaaS Pricing Strategies for Fast-Growing Startups
Your initial SaaS pricing strategy can lead to a bright future or a failed startup. But like a product, pricing should get better with time.
- Jan 25, 2019
- 2 min
Attending SaaStr Annual 2019? Meet Up with Lighter Capital
Be sure to stop by our booth to learn how we can enable your innovation. We also have planned extra excitement and fun! Learn more.
- Jan 24, 2019
- 5 min
Book Review – The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google
Four companies are at the top of the pyramid for technology and digital media: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google. Each one is very...
- Jan 24, 2019
- 4 min
How BombBomb Successfully Markets to Both Niche and General Audiences
SaaS startups can find new customers, enhance their marketing, and grow their business by focusing on a specific industry niche. Doing so...
- Jan 23, 2019
- 5 min
When to Hire Your First Employee (And Who to Hire First)
There are several sets of questions that face every startup entrepreneur in the early days of their business adventure. These include:...
- Jan 22, 2019
- 4 min
What Should a Business Plan Include?
When you’re setting up a new business, it’s one thing to have a good elevator pitch or a convincing story to tell at a “speed-dating for...
- Jan 22, 2019
- 5 min
SaaS Average Contract Value (ACV) Explained
What is ACV and what's a typical ACV for a SaaS business? We explain average contract value, how to calculate it, and more.
- Jan 21, 2019
- 4 min
How to Attract Investors with an Irresistible Story that Makes Your Company Shine
If you’re an avid reader of our blog, you should know by now what financial metrics and growth metrics to focus on in your startup, and...
- Jan 16, 2019
- 5 min
Starting a Company? Here’s What to Do First
Every entrepreneur has questions when starting a company. There are several sets of questions that every startup entrepreneur will face...
- Jan 15, 2019
- 6 min
How to Hire Sales Reps for Your Startup and Ensure Their Success
“Every person in your company is a vector. Your progress is determined by the sum of all vectors.” – Elon Musk Sustainable growth is...
- Jan 14, 2019
- 3 min
Why SaaS Startups Should Build Software Integrations with Partner Companies
A unique feature of SaaS solutions is their tendency toward very specific functionality — trucking dispatch management, for example, or...
- Jan 7, 2019
- 3 min
Silicon Valley Likes Section 1045 Exchanges: Rollovers of Gain from QSBS
You might have heard of tax free rollovers. And you might be familiar with Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, which allows you to...
- Jan 3, 2019
- 3 min
How to Email the Press and Get Your Startup's Story in the News
Part of being an entrepreneur is getting your company's story and brand message out there. Your startup is doing something great, but how...
- Jan 2, 2019
- 5 min
Why Teams Fail, Part 5: Personal Status Kills a Results-Focused Culture
Sometimes people are happy just being part of the team and the status that brings to them personally. Ensure they're invested in results.
- Jan 1, 2019
- 4 min
SaaS Entrepreneurs Think Twice About VC Rounds
Raising venture capital (VC) has drawbacks. Here are 5 reasons SaaS founders pursue other funding options to reach their growth targets.
- Dec 26, 2018
- 4 min
Why Teams Fail, Part 4: Avoidance of Accountability in the Workplace
This may be the hardest dysfunction to overcome, because it requires a high level of discomfort to accomplish. Read pt. 4 of Why Teams Fail.
- Dec 20, 2018
- 4 min
Book Review – Venture Deals, by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson
You need a wide range of skills to found and develop a company. Regardless of what type of product or service you are planning to sell,...
- Dec 19, 2018
- 7 min
Why Teams Fail, Part 3: Lack of Team Commitment and Buy-In to Decisions
Functional teams break down when there is a lack of commitment to decisions made as a team. Ensure you have both commitment and buy-in.
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