10 DAILY RITUALS FOR ENTREPRENEURS—Improving Everyday Routines
Blog, Events, Expert AdviceMost everyone has rituals in daily life. We will look at ten everyday routines. And then we'll take those rituals and improve upon them to help you thrive as an entrepreneur.<click to tweet>
WAKE — get up and get ‘er done! But first,…
5 Elements for Building a Healthy Startup
Blog, Expert AdviceWith the right planning up front, you can cut the time it will take to successfully get to your ultimate destination. Here are five elements to consider for starting your business on the path to success. <click to tweet>
1. Experience.…
Q&A: Choosing Between Convertible Notes and Priced Equity with Michael Hool
Expert Advice, Funding & Fundraising, PartnersA convertible note is a short-term debt that can be converted into equity (typically preferred shares) of a company. It has advantages and disadvantages for both investors and the issuing company. Michael Hool, of Hool Coury Law Group, focuses…
Can't-Miss Event: 'How To Pitch To Investors'
EventsInvest Southwest & Partners Present First 'Improving Investability Workshop'
Invest Southwest, in partnership with Desert Angels, Arizona Tech Investors, Phoenix Enterprise Forum and the Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation, is holding…
How Startup Funding Works
Funding & FundraisingStartup Funding
When startup ventures raise capital, they do it from a number of resources, typically starting with their own savings. If a startup is lucky enough, it can fund its own growth through its earnings; however, that success story…
Fundraising Tips For Startups at the Later Stage
Funding & FundraisingIn a previous post, we detailed the first three phases of fundraising for startups: seed, early, and friends and family phases. These early phases have one thing in common - most of your capital comes from you and your family. Jim Marshall of…
Everyone Wins at Venture Madness
EventsOn March 5-7, 234 investors, inventors and startup fans converged on Talking Stick Resort for the inaugural Venture Madness Conference. They watched the final 16 live pitch before panels of judges, as the competitors were narrowed to eight,…
Fundraising Tips for Early Stage Startups
Funding & FundraisingInfusionsoft Co-Founder Clate Mask calls himself a bootstrapping evangelist. “When I was in business school, we learned the ‘MBA way’ to grow a business,” he says. “You write a business plan, raise some money and then roll it out.…