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Startups: The Ultimate Guide to Term Sheets - Part 1 The importance of a term sheet cannot be underestimated. Any founder who is being offered funding from a professional investor or venture capital firm...
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Founders - Here are 7 Important Lessons you can Learn From an Incubator Early-stage startup founders may well have heard about incubators but are not sure what they are all about. If that is you, let’s put things right by...
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Pre Money and Post Money Valuation - What Does it Mean? Startup founders will often hear the terms pre-money valuation and post-money valuation mentioned. But what is the difference between these two valuat...
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Due Diligence for Startups and Checklist Due diligence is an essential process for startup founders, angel investors, venture capital firms, and individual investors. This process must be tre...
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A Guide to Southeast Asia's Most Active VCs The Southeast Asian (SEA) startup market is in a very healthy state. This guide will explain exactly why before getting into details on 10 of the most...
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Here Are 5 Different Types Of Investors And How They Can Meet Founders Needs When it comes to establishing and growing your business, investors play a major role. It is the level and quality of investor involvement that can det...
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The Fundamentals of a Cap Table Smart founders need to be aware that putting in place a cap table is something that needs to be done as early as possible in their startup journey.
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Most Read Blogs of 2022 on WOWS Global For WOWS Global 2022 was an incredible year. WOWS GLOBAL set out to assist start-ups with their fundraising/secondary transactions and this year has b...
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Public Markets vs. Private Markets - What Are The Differences? Public Markets This is where most companies raise funding through the issuance of stock. The stock exchange is the best-known public market. It is whe...
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Venture Debt Financing Explained Startup founders will be very aware that essential funding is required if they are to grow their business in a structured and successful way. There ar...
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8 Things NOT to do when pitching to an Investor The vast majority of founders know that preparing their pitch deck is a challenge. However, from there, presenting a persuasive investor pitch can be ...
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5 Tips On How To Deliver A Persuasive Investor Pitch Of the many hats a startup founder must wear comes the one that involves presenting your pitch deck to investors. For most founders, this task is a do...
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Secondary Market Explained When thinking of the secondary market most people will typically consider this to be the “stock market”. This is because the secondary market is where...
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Top 5 Ways to Manage Employee Attrition in Startups Founders of startups face many hurdles in getting their fledgling venture up and running. One of the most challenging aspects is recruiting and then r...
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A-Z of Fundraising for Founders (Part: 5 T-Z) Founders of startups have a lot to contend with as they formalize their ideas, turn them into reality, and then proceed to grow their business healthi...
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Startup Founders - Here’s Your Step-by-Step Guide to Build Your Pitch Deck Startup founders need to put a compelling and persuasive pitch deck together when they are seeking a round of investment funding from investors. It is...
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Essential Items of a Perfect Pitch Deck Startup founders need to be aware of just how important their pitch deck presentation to potential investors is. The quality, content, and overriding ...
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The A-Z of Fundraising for Founder (Part: 4 O-S) Founders of startups have a lot to contend with as they formalize their ideas, turn them into reality, and then proceed to grow their business healthi...
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10 Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Tried Fundraising Fundraising – A founder’s fear and joy. The process of raising much-needed funds to keep your early startup running and growing is certainly a challen...
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Let’s Be Honest: Fundraising Sucks Of the many elements that founders need to glue together to get their startup off the ground, there is no doubt that fundraising causes the most angst...
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What is Funding? Understand The Different Types of Funding Founders of startup ventures do not need to be told that funding is required to get their business off the ground and to keep it growing in a positive...
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The Best Methodologies for Effective & Efficient Private Equity Investment Management In the private equity investment management world, in-depth knowledge and understanding will give you the advantage. That is regardless of whether you...
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How Can Equity Debt Prevent Me From Raising Money? Fundraising can be the most challenging aspect that a startup founder faces. This is particularly the case for first-time founders. But fear not, the...
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The A-Z of Fundraising (Part: 3 I-N) Founders of startups have a lot to contend with as they formalize their ideas, turn them into reality, and then proceed to grow their business healthi...
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Here are the Fastest Ways to Raise Money for Founders Founders of startups will very quickly find that the business world in which they are entering is a highly competitive one. As a founder, you are conv...
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The Things We got Wrong About Fundraising Founding a successful company is no easy feat. It is no secret that startup founders will find countless challenges that need to be overcome along the...
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KISS or Keep It Simple Security Convertible Note Raising funds to ensure your startup thrives is a challenge that most founders face. Offering equity for the funding you intend to raise is one very t...
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The Meaning of Exercising Stock Options Why on earth would a professional business person with experience and key industry skills look to take a position in a fledgling company at a salary l...
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Master These 8 Powerful Habits for Success in Fundraising Startup founders will quickly realize that fundraising is an art. The more effective your fundraising efforts are, the more likely you are to raise th...
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Shh! Don’t Share These Fundraising Insider Secrets Startup founders need to fasten their seatbelts and prepare for a roller-coaster ride if they are to achieve success. It is a straight fact that found...
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The A-Z of Fundraising (Part: 2 E-H) Founders of startups have a lot to contend with as they formalize their ideas, turn them into reality, and then proceed to grow their business healthi...
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The A-Z of Fundraising (Part: 1 A-D) Founders of startups have a lot to contend with as they formalize their ideas, turn them into reality, and then proceed to grow their business in a he...
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Founders – Are you Ready for Your Next Funding Round? It is no secret that startup founders need to seek funding at different stages of their venture. However, this is no straightforward process. To secur...
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Startups – Here’s a Step by Step Guide on how to Calculate Equity Dilution Startup founders need a comprehensive understanding of equity dilution. This includes key aspects such as what it is, how it works, what causes it, an...
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What is Equity and how can Early Stage Startups Founders Leverage it? When starting a new venture, founders of early-stage startups need all the leverage they can get. In that respect, equity and how it is distributed mu...
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Founders – Here’s How to Conquer Your Fundraising Fear in 3 Simple Steps Founders of early-stage startups know the time will come when they need to seek additional funds. This funding is necessary if they are to sustain and...
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Startup Cap Table Management in 2022 – What to Know as You Grow Startups need investment in order to raise capital and grow their business. This funding comes from investors who are known as shareholders and it is ...
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How Employee Stock Option Plans Work for Startups Getting your business off the ground in the most efficient way is a challenge all startups face. Fledgling companies that achieve this are the ones mo...
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Easy Cap Table Management for Early-Stage Companies Getting your startup off on the right footing means there are a whole host of things that need putting in place. While the early stages of such a vent...
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4 Reasons Every Startup Should Use a Digital Cap Table A capitalization table (cap table) is a record of a company’s ownership structure accompanied by the information of the relevant stakeholders. In rece...
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Private Equity Outperforms Public Markets According to McKinsey, by nearly any measure, private equity has outperformed public market equivalents with an average net global return of 14% per a...
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Unlocking The True Value of ESOPs An average start-up will have an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) of 7.5-10%. ESOPs are employee benefits that give workers ownership of shares wi...
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Start-Up Fundraising: Challenges & Roadblocks 90% of start-ups fail. To say all of them don’t have valid business cases, professional leadership teams or a strong drive to succeed would be too sim...