This is BOOTSTRAPPED — 3 Strategies to Build Your Startup Without Fundingby Wil SchroterIn a world fixated on funding, could the real path to startup growth lie in resourcefulness and astute expense management?Continue
What Is an Entrepreneur? A 2023 Guide to Starting Your Own Businessby Ryan RutanHere is an in-depth look into the concept of becoming successful as an entrepreneur — from gaining insight into crucial entrepreneurial thinking required all the way through to how one may navigate running their own business.Continue
A Guide to Different Stages of Funding for Startupsby Ryan RutanWith this comprehensive guide to different stages of funding for startups, you'll gain a deeper understanding of the startup funding stage and landscape, enabling you to make informed decisions and ultimately fuel your venture's growth.Continue
Startup Equity 101: Who Gets What Slice Of The Pieby Ryan RutanConfused about how to calculate startup equity distribution and compensation? Check out this primer to get you started.Continue
Startup CEO Salary: How Much Should A Company CEO Make?by Emma McGowanWhat's too much, too little, and just right? Well, you're in luck because we’ve created what we're dubbing the Goldilocks method to help you figure out the best startup CEO salary for your company.Continue
Founder Exits are Hard Work and Good Fortune, Not "Good Luck"by Wil SchroterSometimes Founders feel guilty about their own success to the point that they don’t want to reward themselves and enjoy their hard-earned money. Always remember that you earned and deserve all your wins.Continue
The Customer Acquisition Slideby The Startups TeamOur Customer Acquisition Slide in our pitch deck details our acquisition strategy for new customers. For many startups, defining a marketing growth strategy will be inherently linked to our customer acquisition cost for new customers and the key metrics in how we convert them.Continue
Startup Tractionby The Startups TeamStartup Traction is your opportunity to tell investors how far you've taken the business up until this point. In this section of our Funding Series, we walk through how to show progress in the critical startup areas to set you apart from the competition.Continue
Startup Founders and Co-Founders — Everything You Need to Knowby The Startups TeamYou've heard the terms "founder" and "co-founder." But what do you really know about them? Here's everything you need to know.Continue
Key Investor Pitch Assetsby The Startups TeamIn this section of our Funding Series, we'll look at 6 assets a successful business will use to raise funds and then go a bit deeper into some pitch deck examples and some key points that will help you raise money from prospective investors.Continue