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50 Questions: How does a VC evaluate a company’s product?

Fortieth in a series of weekly posts by myself and Nicholas Lovell of Gamesbrief which answer the fifty questions you should ask before raising venture capital.  We expect the series to run for a year after which we will collate the posts into a book.  You can find the rationale behind the series here, [...]

50 Questions: How can I tell when a VC won’t invest when they aren’t saying ‘no’?

Fourtieth in a series of (almost) weekly posts by myself and Nicholas Lovell of Gamesbrief which answer the fifty questions you should ask before raising venture capital.  We expect the series to run for a year after which we will collate the posts into a book.  You can find the rationale behind the series [...]

CEOs must lead

The difference between success and failure for companies is making the right decisions – no surprises there.  Another truism is that making the right calls is often a subjective process, with no right or wrong answer.  Decisions like whether to hire candidate A or B, or what your budget should be for next year [...]

50 Questions: What are the five killer things I could do to improve my chances of funding?

Thirty-ninth in a series of weekly posts by myself and Nicholas Lovell of Gamesbrief which answer the fifty questions you should ask before raising venture capital.  We expect the series to run for a year after which we will collate the posts into a book.  You can find the rationale behind the series here, [...]

50 Questions: Will a VC bring in a pro CEO once the round is closed?

Thirty-eighth in a series of weekly posts by myself and Nicholas Lovell of Gamesbrief which answer the fifty questions you should ask before raising venture capital.  We expect the series to run for a year after which we will collate the posts into a book.  You can find the rationale behind the series here, [...]

50 Questions: What are the five biggest pitfalls to avoid during negotiations?

Thirty-seventh in a series of weekly posts by myself and Nicholas Lovell of Gamesbrief which answer the fifty questions you should ask before raising venture capital.  We expect the series to run for a year after which we will collate the posts into a book.  You can find the rationale behind the series here, [...]

50 Questions: How should an entrepreneur approach negotiation of the key terms?

Thirty-sixth in a series of weekly posts by myself and Nicholas Lovell of Gamesbrief which answer the fifty questions you should ask before raising venture capital.  We expect the series to run for a year after which we will collate the posts into a book.  You can find the rationale behind the series here, [...]

50 QUESTIONS: WHAT SHOULD I TRY TO ACHIEVE IN THE FIRST MEETING?

Last week Nicholas Lovell wrote another post in our series of 50 Questions you should ask before raising venture capital.  This time he answers the question What should I try to achieve in the first meeting?

The piece of advice I most appreciated is not to go “all testosterone-fuelled sales maestro” and try [...]

50 Questions: What is anti-dilution/downround protection?

Thirty-fourth in a series of weekly posts by myself and Nicholas Lovell of Gamesbrief which answer the fifty questions you should ask before raising venture capital.  We expect the series to run for a year after which we will collate the posts into a book.  You can find the rationale behind the series here, [...]

50 Questions: What are the different types of instruments VCs use to invest?

Thirty third in a series of weekly posts by myself and Nicholas Lovell of Gamesbrief which answer the fifty questions you should ask before raising venture capital.  We expect the series to run for a year after which we will collate the posts into a book.  You can find the rationale behind the series [...]