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Developing a positioning statement is often done as a fill-in-the-blank “Mad Libs” exercise. The power of insightful positioning, however, goes right to the heart of how you are creating value, and for whom. In marketing 101, you’re often instructed to

The history of modern venture capital (VC) does not go back as far as most other industries; however, in just a short time, the VC industry has had an outsized impact on our economy, innovation, and society. By taking account of our past, the VC industry today can learn from the legacy of previous luminaries, and current and future VC leaders will add new chapters to the industry’s history, continuing to shape the narrative of VC and helping to fuel our economy for the next 50+ years. 

There are so many tools out there for running business experiments. It can be daunting to orient yourself. Here’s a list of 37 tools to get you started.

Series A funding demonstrate a business model and establish a growing revenue stream before move on to  a Series B capital raise.

You’re competing against companies with more resources than you have. You’re competing against companies with more products for your customers to choose from. And you’re competing against companies that are better at what they do than you are.

“We finally got a term sheet!” the founder exclaimed before we’d even sat down with our drinks. I was at a coffee shop meeting with an impressive young entrepreneur I’d been advising for a few years…