Category - The Funding Coach

I’ve heard two stories in two days about entrepreneurs who pitched when they shouldn’t have. Part of the art of pitching is to know when to nail your pitch, and when not to pitch at all. In the first instance, an...

I re-learned a lesson about US securities law as I worked to launch The Funding Coach podcast. When you talk about your fundraising in a public forum, it may be considered “general solicitation” under SEC rules. I’ll...

I recently coached four startups on their final accelerator pitch, and I had to tell two of them the old newspaper editor’s advice: don’t bury the lede. So what’s that mean? Back when newspapers were the primary way...

I spoke with a bootstrapping entrepreneur who is thinking about raising equity to keep his explosive growth going. I asked a bunch of questions to help him come up with a dollar figure to raise from angel investors, who...

I recently visited Bard Coffee in Portland Maine to meet with a serial entrepreneur. He needed help finding local angels to back his tech-enabled food company. What happened surprised us both, in a good way! New...