#23- The Vcble Sunday Digest
Weekly round-up of this week's posts on vcble
Welcome to the Sunday edition of vcble, the best source of information on growing startups!
What I published this week
I published 4 new articles this week. I started my reading list for the week with insights from Ann Miura, Sara Blakely, and Tomer Dean. I also shared Part 2 of the series on ‘Raising funds for your startup’ - How to choose the right investor. I shared my top finds on Product Hunt. And finally, I expressed my views on why startups do not get funded.
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And now, onto this week’s posts.
Enjoy!
On my reading list
Ann Miura tells us the key breakthroughs and the Framework for Building a Startup. She explains what she looks for while investing in a startup
Sarah Blakely of Spanx shares tips and tricks on how to build a successful business.
Tomer Dean shares his insights on the world of VCs after a meeting that showed him the truth about VCs - why things are not as rosy as they look!
How to choose the right investor for your startup?
This is Part 2 of the on-going “Raising funds for your startup” series.
You can read Part 1 here, where I have explained the importance of the groundwork before your actual fundraising begins.
In this post, I shared my views on how most founders value the pre-money valuation more than the strings that come attached with the said valuation. It is very important for founders to do reference checks on prospective investor, and how. I have also shared how there are more ways to save yourself from marrying a bad VC. Do check it out!
My top finds on Product Hunt
Cappuccino is a great app to make into a daily podcast with just your friends! The app makes it easy for people to record and share your voice with your close circle.
Pneumatic is a free workflow management tool that specifically caters to startups. While most apps are geared towards larger enterprises, this tool is great (and free) for teams up to 10 members.
Figma has numerous pitch deck templates that you can use remotely while collaborating with your team. It provides structure, templates, pre-built elements amongst other features.
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Why aren’t you getting funded?
The world of Venture Capital is transparent on the glamor, but opaque on the feedback! It can be attributed to the lack of understanding, sheer laziness, and neglect from investors. But the blame-game does not really help founders.
In this post, I have shared the top reasons why I would have passed funding a startup.
That’s it for this week!
👋🏼 Thanks, and see you next Sunday! :)