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Which Fundraising Round Should You Skip?

View from Seed

As a first time founder, having a few million dollars in the bank after a successful seed raise may seem like a huge amount of capital, and it’s easy to lose discipline around your burn rate. Experienced founders: B2B. For an experienced founder building in B2B, the round to skip is the pre-seed.

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2023-2024 B2B SaaS Benchmarks

VC Cafe

This post explores the most important benchmarks VCs look for in B2B SaaS with data brought to you by 20VC/La Famiglia, Serena Capital, Emergence Capital, and Openview Ventures, providing definitions and insights into the most critical metrics for SaaS companies.

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Starting A Business: A Financial Checklist

YoungUpstarts

Estimate your monthly “burn rate.” Some of the most common include: B2B: Business to Business – Selling a product or service to other businesses. It is important to set up separate checking and credit accounts to keep expenses organized. This will also prepare your business for filing taxes. Determine Operating Expenses.

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Is the Lean Startup concept of MVP dead?

VC Cafe

In fact, they were screaming at them to dramatically reduce their burn rates. Angel investment, which was small to start with, disappeared, and most corporate VCs shut down. VC’s were no longer insisting that startups spend faster, and “swing for the fences”. It was a nuclear winter for startup capital.”

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Twitter Link Roundup #235 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Are startup burn rates out of control? How to Use Social Media to Drive Traffic for B2B Companies – crowdspring.co/1nPz9An. Be Honest: Are You Really The Best Boss for Your Business by Howard Tullman – crowdspring.co/1u86ES3. 12 Qualities To Look For In A Co-Founder – crowdspring.co/1m97mzy. 1rgMIOC.