What Inspired Some of Today’s Top Startup Founders
What does it take to become the next startup unicorn or to develop the next life-changing product? It all starts with a big idea. That said,…
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Questions to Ask Before You Invest
Investing in startups can be exciting. You’re backing entrepreneurs, helping new technologies grow, and potentially introducing some disruption into longstanding industries. That said, such investments are…
Bill Clark
What are Vanity Metrics – and Why Investors Should Stay Away
When a startup founder is pitching to investors, typically, that founder is advised to include highly detailed charts, financial numbers, and milestones. With more information, investors…
Bill Clark
Why Aren’t Millennials Investing?
According to a 2016 survey by Bankrate, just one-third of Millennials are investing. A 2017 Wells Fargo survey found that 53% of Millennials report that they’ll…
Bill Clark
Your Startup Has Had a Successful Funding Round – Now What?
After all the research, all the intros, all the pitches, and all the negotiations, you’ve done it – your startup has gone through a successful funding…
Bill Clark
Private Equity Investing Reaches an All-Time High
Private equity investments hit a new record in 2017 with ~$453 billion raised. This surpasses the previous record of $414 billion, which was set in 2007.…
Bill Clark
Non-Tech Startup Founders – Don’t Count Them Out
Amazon. Airbnb. Snap Inc. Groupon. 23andMe. While these companies wouldn’t initially seem to have much in common, they were in fact all started by non-tech founders.…
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5 Guidelines for First-Time Founders: How to Handle Startup Finances
Today, we are introducing a guest blogger: Nate Matherson, Co-founder and CEO of LendEDU. A graduate of the Iowa Startup Accelerator and Y Combinator, as well…
Nate Matherson
What NOT to Do With Your Data
As startups grow and acquire new customers, they typically also acquire a large amount of data – ranging from bank accounts and other personal financial data…
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