Follow these principles for building aggressive, yet realistic financial projections for your startup when raising capital from investors.

Combining revenue-based financing and VC funding in a hybrid funding strategy has benefits for founders and investors.

Explore non-dilutive funding for your startup, find out how to get it, and learn to evaluate its cost and value.

Equity dilution is part of growing a successful startup. The name of the game is striking a balance between funding growth and preserving your ownership stake as a founder. Preventing dilution entirely isn’t realistic or even ideal, but it does pay to minimize it. Learn 10 strategies, from organic growth to negotiation, for minimizing excessive ownership dilution.

Learn to navigate startup equity dilution with our easy-to-follow guide. We show you how equity dilution works and how to assess its costs.

Though VC funding can be the right fit for some startups, it’s important to ask yourself whether it’s the right fit for your startup.

We answer frequently asked questions about stock warrants, a common feature of venture debt deals with startups.

We’ve seen how debt can help and hurt a young startup. Learn how to recognize and avoid bad debt that could sink your startup.

What's a good gross margin for SaaS startups? Compare yours to SaaS industry benchmarks and learn how to increase your profit margin.

SaaS startup financials often report cost of goods sold wrong, or don't account for it at all! Here's how to get it right.

If you’re looking for an alternative to venture capital to grow your startup, our debt financing guide is a great place to start! Learn what debt financing is, why startups use it, pros and cons, and more.

There are good reasons to increase your SaaS startup's valuation! Learn different ways to drive a higher valuation for your business.

Your burn rate, or how fast you spend your cash, requires a balanced approach to risk. Here's how to calculate your burn rate and manage it.

Find out how much runway your SaaS startup should have and how to extend your runway if you need more to sustain growth.

When startup founders think about raising growth capital, debt financing isn't usually the first thing that comes to mind. Venture capital (VC) has a larger mindshare, and some entrepreneurs get anxious about taking money that has to be paid back. They shouldn’t be. While there are pros & cons to every capital source, debt financing offers startups many advantages over equity. Explore the benefits.

What's a valuation cap? Learn what it is and how it works before you consider convertible debt for your startup's next fundraising round.

Fine-tuned, accurate bookkeeping is a seldom mentioned startup success factor. Learn why it's important to get your books in order, ASAP.

It's never too soon to set up your startup's accounting function & establish infrastructure to support company finances as you grow.

What is venture debt and how does it work? Learn the basics so you can avoid bad funding deals that put your business at risk.

Raising funds? Just want to know how valuation works? Learn how to value your startup with our Quick Guide for SaaS founders.