03 May, 2021 How to Grow a $1 Billion Company With Zero Outside Help By Joel I. Papernik Although the Cloudinary CEO says the consistent way to get to be a billion dollar company is to go the VC route, he provides an example...
28 Apr, 2021 Venture Fund Returns: Partying Like 1999 By Jeremy D. Glaser The initial public offering market has returned for venture-backed technology companies. Not since 1999 have we seen such a steady stream...
16 Mar, 2021 Where the Kick-Flip Meets the Road: How to Protect your Startup in M&A Discussions By Stephen M. Osborn This article in The Information highlights the risks of startups negotiating acqui-hire M&A deals against much larger companies. ...
26 Feb, 2021 Women-led startups are disproportionately successful, and good for the economy; so why aren’t they being funded? By Narges M. Kakalia Women-led startups deliver higher returns than their counterparts. Almost twice as much revenue per dollar invested. And while they...
16 Feb, 2021 Now is a Great Time to Raise Venture Money By Jeremy D. Glaser The TINA trade (there is no alternative) of low interest rates combined with the dramatic increase in revenue and growth of technology...
10 Feb, 2021 How to Find and Use Advisors for Your Startup By Jeremy D. Glaser Ryan is a fantastic VC and puts out really helpful advice for startups. In his post, he explains why startups should utilize advisors and...
10 Feb, 2021 San Diego VC Financing is on a Roll! By Jeremy D. Glaser Despite the pandemic, venture financing in San Diego continues to be strong. While later stage deals continue to dominate in the total...
26 Nov, 2020 PitchBook Reports Down Rounds Fall After Spike in Q2 By Jeremy D. Glaser When the COVID shut downs started in March 2020, most participants in the venture capital ecosystem thought we were heading towards...
19 Nov, 2020 Startups Should Focus on Exit Strategy Early By Jeremy D. Glaser In the well-known scene from the great business movie “Glengarry Glen Ross”, Alec Baldwin tells his team that they need to “Always Be...
13 Nov, 2020 Do Founders Matter in Success of Start Ups? By Jeremy D. Glaser According to a recent study, the attributes of a startup founder may not impact the success of a startup as much as venture capitalists...
12 Nov, 2020 SEC Expands Ways to Raise Private Capital - A Positive Move for Start-Ups By Jeremy D. Glaser Private capital is an important part of the US entrepreneurial ecosystem. It is really good to see a growing recognition that we need to...
10 Nov, 2020 Growth of New Businesses By Jeremy D. Glaser America is currently experiencing what some are calling a "startup boom." That's right — even with a raging pandemic and an ugly...
09 Nov, 2020 Overcoming Challenges in Starting a Diagnostic Company By Jeremy D. Glaser Starting a new company is challenging - but starting a medical diagnostic company is even harder. In this PodCast, Lonnie Adelman, the...
09 Nov, 2020 How to Attract Investors By Jeremy D. Glaser The challenge of raising funds is the issue that entrepreneurs most often tell me is their biggest challenge. I have helped hundreds of...