When startup founders begins their journey they are in for a plethora of noes. When you have nothing but an idea, most people will give it little value. As you begin to build something that actually works you’ll constantly get a no. But as startups scale, you need to learn how to say no for your company’s sake.
Read MoreGood startup founders are obsessed with money. They have to be. Money is the oxygen that a business needs to stay alive. But there's another currency to think about, social capital.
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Read MoreWhen starting out as a fund investor, you are faced with the age-old question of whether to adopt a concentrated or diversified portfolio strategy. Should you bet in a smaller number of startups with larger cheque sizes or in a larger number of startups with smaller cheque sizes?
Read MoreYou must have read about the surge of unicorns in the USA and China a few years ago and now are hearing about a similar proliferation of unicorns in India and Southeast Asia. This might leave you wondering how you can get your hands on startups to invest in and companies that will scale-up.
Read MoreRaising capital and building a startup all at once when you’re an early founder with just a co-founding team and a million things to do. Here are our top tools that can save you time when you fundraise.
Read MoreYou’ve got an offer and a term sheet with an investor, you’re about to sign the final document. Then BOOM money in the bank. But don't forget about Conditions Precedent.
Read MoreAs we go through the regional Roadshow for Accelerating Asia, promoting the program, I thought it would be useful to provide a few tips on pitching.
At each of our Roadshow events we have a pitch competition, with the winner gaining automatic entry to the second round of the application process. Since our program typically receives well over 200 applications this can mean the startup gets a pass to leap past at least 150 other applications!
The pitch format is really basic: A 1-minute pitch with no slides. Here’s some tips on how to ace your pitch.
Read MoreRaising startup capital in Southeast Asia? Here's a quick guide to terms in an easy to reference format.
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