Practical articles on finance, strategy and fundraising for founders and growing companies. New articles every week.
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Strategy Is Not a Plan: How to Build a Strategy and Turn It into Plans and Budgets
The difference between strategy and planning, a step-by-step way to formulate strategy, and how it flows into a long-term plan, an annual plan and a budget.
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VC Strategy vs. Founder Strategy: Where They Clash and How to Find the Right Investor
A side-by-side look at how VCs and founders think, the five gaps that cause most conflict, and how to find a better-aligned investor.
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The Startup Funding Journey: From Pre-Seed to Series C
What each funding stage asks you to prove, who invests at each stage, and what investors want to see before they write a cheque.
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Decoding the 50/49/1 Ownership Structure: Genius Business Strategy or Over-Engineering?
Why some founders and couples split ownership 50/49/1 with a holding company, how it breaks deadlock, and the tax points to check before you do it.
