Alistair Hancock
Friends & Family Startup Shares: Tips on Asking for Friends & Family for Investment
If you are a startup founder, you must have heard the term “friends and family” quite often! And you might have asked yourself how to...
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Alistair Hancock
May 17, 20224 min read
What Do Investors Look For In A Startup?
Investors look at a wide range of characteristics to determine whether they’d like to invest in a startup. Whilst different investors...
Alistair Hancock
Apr 30, 20224 min read
5 Common Startup Financial Modeling Mistakes
A startup's financial model is critical to attracting investors. Make sure you're covering all your bases by avoiding these five common...
Alistair Hancock
Mar 16, 20225 min read
What We Learned From Completing Our Seed Funding Round
We make fundraising easier and more transparent for startups, so we know a thing or two about how to run an investor campaign. The...
Alistair Hancock
Mar 16, 20223 min read
The 7 Lessons We Learned About Fundraising
Raising money for your business can be a challenging task. But it's also an important one. That's why we've gathered the seven most...
Alistair Hancock
Jan 9, 20224 min read
Startup Jargon: Business Terms & Lingo Glossary
As a startup founder or investor, it's important to understand the language of business. This jargon-filled glossary will help you decode...
Alistair Hancock
Nov 6, 20214 min read
What is an Angel Investor? How are they different from Angel Syndicates?
Seeking angel investment can be a time-consuming and complex endeavour. As a result, more and more angel investors are banding together...
Alistair Hancock
Aug 30, 20217 min read
How To Raise Money for My Startup?
There are many myths about startup fundraising, but the truth lies in solid preparation and good execution, like many things in life....
Alistair Hancock
Aug 8, 20214 min read
Startup Accelerator vs. Incubator: What are they? How do they work?
Accelerators/incubators are a good resource as they can provide some seed funding besides other resources.
Alistair Hancock
Jul 20, 20217 min read
How to Value My Startup Company Without Revenue
How much is your startup worth? A brief look at startup valuation methods to help you understand the value of your startup.
Alistair Hancock
Jun 25, 20212 min read
Crowd Funding Investment: What is it? How does it work?
This crowd funding overview completes our series on Equity Funding. Find out which businesses are suitable and how to get selected.
Alistair Hancock
Jun 17, 20212 min read
Venture Capital: What is VC? How does it work?
Our fourth article in this series to help you fundraise explains how VCs operate and what startups they consider.
Alistair Hancock
Jun 3, 20212 min read
Angel Investors and Angel Networks: What are they? How do they work?
Angel investors are wealthy people who invest their own money into exciting new companies. Their criteria is as diverse as they are.
Alistair Hancock
May 28, 20212 min read
Friends and Family Funding: What is it? How does it work?
When the time comes to raise money for the first time, friends and family is the obvious starting point.
Alistair Hancock
Apr 22, 20214 min read
Preparing Now for The Next Round
Make sure you pave the way for future funding rounds by keeping an eye on the future in this one. Some thoughts on forward planning...
Alistair Hancock
Feb 3, 20214 min read
Building Investor Relationships Early and Often
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