Time for a Team Talk
- By James Martin
May 31st, 2020
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Having a brilliant product idea is one thing, but having a complimentary, skilled, ambitious and expert team of founders, with that same novel and exciting idea is a whole other story. Here we have ou...
Raising funds: How much is too much? What are VCs looking for?
- By James Martin
May 11th, 2020
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There comes a point in a fundraising conversation when a VC can potentially tune out: the moment you reveal your burn rate and how much you are looking to raise, indicating you’re hoping to rais...
The Top Ten: Our Ultimate Reading List for Early Stage Startups
- By James Martin
April 22nd, 2020
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Finding your feet in the startup world is no easy task. However, getting to grips with all the tricks of the trade couldn’t be made easier with our list of go-to books.
Here we present ou...
Taking fundraising into the digital era: 7 reasons to raise capital online
- By James Martin
April 15th, 2020
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As the world continues to watch the events of COVID-19 unfold before their eyes, the confinement and lockdown measures have caused major disruption to many face-to-face businesses. However, for the en...
Survival of the fittest: The effects of COVID-19 on early-stage start-ups
- By James Martin
April 5th, 2020
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As the world watches the events of COVID-19 unfold from the comfort of their homes, it is certainly not a comfortable time for many start-ups. With the demand for such companies dropping significantly...
How to raise funds for your next start-up
- By James Martin
March 24th, 2020
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Back in 2008, an ambitious group of young entrepreneurs at the University of Cape Town set out on a mission to improve transport links for students. Fast forward ten years and the well-established, po...
What are the different stages of a startup fundraising?
- By James Martin
February 3rd, 2020
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Fundraising is a process of soliciting outside investors to finance your start-up or the development of a business.
There are two distinct types of financing, which depends on the maturity of the com...
How to value a startup?
- By James Martin
December 2nd, 2019
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How does one calculate the value of a startup that has just launched? What is an investor looking when valuing a startup?
We regularly hear about the debate between: 'valuation' AND 'funding'. How do...
How to perfectly pitch your startup and raise more funds?
- By James Martin
March 2nd, 2019
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First and foremost, your pitch should allow you to tell a story to your audience.
Study the pitches of startups that inspire you: we recommend that you take inspiration from other startup...
What an entrepreneur should know when raising funds
- By James Martin
January 5th, 2019
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Raising funds for your startup?
The reality could be hard to accept for a young entrepreneur building his first business: it is today almost impossible to raise a large amount of money, based only on...
