I’ve spent a lot of time looking for the most popular entrepreneur podcasts, and among those, the most popular entrepreneur funding podcasts. Now you don’t have to! Of course my interest was surveying the...
Category - The Funding Coach
When Not To Nail Your Pitch
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...
Profitable Without Paying Yourself?
I’ve often heard entrepreneurs tell me that they are profitable in one breath, then tell me they aren’t paying themselves yet in the next breath. These are usually contradictory statements. Bootstrappers Often Don’t Pay...
When Is A Podcast “General Solicitation?”
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...
Don’t Bury The Lede In Your Startup Pitch
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...
How Much Should I Raise? Include A Cushion If You Can – The Funding Coach
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...
A $50,000 Cup of Coffee – The Funding Coach
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...