Some advice about professional advice
This is a short, but I hope, important article for later stage startup founders. I frequently talk to startup founders who […]
Category: Mentoring
Advising companies
A Founders Guide on Seeking Investment
This brief guide should help founders understand the process and timescale investors follow when considering investment in a company. Timescales and […]
Where is the value in a startup?
I’ve written many articles on the woes of overvalued startups and why yours isn’t worth £1M. So where is the value in […]
Some Notes on Finding an Investor
Just like prospective employers, investors are interviewing you and assessing everything you say and do. When writing to the investor, check your […]
The Small “Tells” when Pitching
I’ve given a lot of advice to founders seeking mentoring or investment. These are generally big ticket items such as valuation […]
£5M is the new £3M
I’ve dedicated a lot of articles to valuation and explained in great detail why your startup isn’t worth £1M. A few months […]
The Founders; A Test of Common Sense
I am in serious talks with the founders of a startup. I’m not very interested in their business model, although I think […]
Non Disclosure Agreements
I have mentioned NDA’s in a lot of separate articles, so I thought I would outline the purpose and features of a […]
Patents
So, for many technology based startups with intellectual property, patents are an obvious route to go down. However it is not always […]
Another Founder Fails
So, I’ve been in quite serious investment negotiation with a startup that I had previously mentored. They are doing well and are […]