Is it ever morally justifiable to quit a VC-backed startup you cofounded? So here is the story. Two founders get introduced to each other by a common contact. One is a technical guy and the other one is a business person. They have a good conversation. They decide to found…

The question founders need to ask themselves is what type of company they want to build. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) allows entities to apply for low-interest private loans to pay for their payroll and certain other costs. What does not make sense is the application for forgiveness was supposed…

If you are a family office or an accredited investor and looking to diversify your investment, here are the brutal facts you should look at when choosing a Venture Capital (VC) as a Limited Partner. There are a lot of Venture Capital firms popping up around the work, to close…

Maybe shy is not the right word. Let’s say raising money guide for introverts. So, here is the story. “I’m a software developer that would like to raise funds for a project I’ve been working on. It took me two years to prove the technical aspects of the software and I believe it’s time for me to jump into creating a business from there. …

The story looks great until I found some serious red flags in the execution phase. So here is the actual story. Ideation “My daughter has been begging me to help her set up a lemonade stand as she saw some older kids across the street try one for a few days. She is very insistent on pushing me to help her. As hot as it…

Mainly because they do not know how money works. Let’s face it. For many first-time founders, raising money is a big challenge. Why? Because they have not got a proper training in money management. They are coming from mid-level or even low-level income earners and during their parent’s and even their own lifetime, they had no access to large…

Investors don’t give a shit about the potential, they want to see 3x YoY growth. I bet you have a solid product and may have some users but not much revenue. Many users are using the product for free. Some may pay, but not necessarily the actual value of the…

Up until the LUNA crash, I was under impression that stable coins are the ultimate answer to crypto market volitility. I was wrong and here is how stable coins can take us a step forward. A few months ago, I was thinking by myself that stable coins are the next…

A Go-To-Market Strategy is essentially a plan of how a company is going to attack a specific market segment or release a new product. This is a tactical plan detailing how a company or startup plans to execute a successful product release and promotion. Many businesses and startups fail because…