Large venture-capital investments are increasingly taking a backseat to bootstrapping or angel investors, with startups looking for smaller injections that allow more retention of ownership. Founders will have more sway as investment increasingly becomes optional and as more choices become available to them.READ»
Raising money is hard. And when you’re relatively new to the process, it’s easy to be confused by the process. But fund raising is, above all, a sale--pure and simple. The sooner you understand that the sooner you can plan your campaign.READ»
A month after its hire of Politico's Ben Smith, BuzzFeed raises $15.5 million in Series C financing. How has the site changed over the past month?READ»
Creative meritocracy relies on transparency and direct attribution. The accumulation of appreciation (or credit) is the currency that buys opportunity in today's networked marketplace of ideas.READ»
For entrepreneurs looking to grow their company, it is fine right to consider using consultants to supplement your weak spots. Just be focused on whether the conversation you are having is one where you believe you are raising money or spending money, because rarely is it both when it comes to seed and early-stage investors.READ»
We are approaching the end of a cycle in the tech community, with a more Darwinian time ahead.
Companies that have grown fat on investor money are less well-equipped to sell products; in a way, you're fortunate if you haven't been funded, because you probably have customers. Now is the time to appraise your business model and perhaps accelerate your customer development. READ»
An unchecked collapse in biotechnology would be a disaster for the U.S. A meltdown would halt development of life-saving medicines, derail promising science, wipe out high-paying jobs, and weaken one of the pillars of America's high-tech future. But there are ways to turn the industry around. READ»
In the final installment of a five-part series on building a global startup, John O'Farrell of Andreessen Horowitz reveals 11 tips to making your international operations go off without a hitch. READ»
Doing a startup is really hard. No one in their right mind would consider doing two startups in parallel, would they? And yet that's what going international is: A second startup inside your first one. And like any startup, it needs people and money to succeed.READ»
Not all financings are created equal. This is especially true when you factor in the different stages that your company will evolve through over its lifetime. Each financing stage--seed, early, mid, and later stage--has different key issues to focus on.READ»
Fundraising is a tough name for one of the most important, and sensitive, ways to engage people. Raising funds for your venture really isn't about the money. If you want to be successful in this money business, focus on people, not funds. READ»
Fresh from injecting cash into a reviving MySpace, JT's also pushed money into augmented reality firm Dekko. It's in stealth mode, but here's what we know.READ»
Post quake, Google finds its place in Japan. "Hey, I'm a Mac, I'm off to college!" New investment puts Twitter at $8 billion. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.READ»
An online marketplace and community for comics, Graphic.ly has apps for iPhone, iPad, and other devices, and has partnered with Marvel. Not bad for a year-old startup.READ»
A U.K. report by some 400 scientists arrives with urgency and says that "decisions made now and over the next few decades will disproportionately influence the future."READ»
A mind-blowing, world-changing, billion-dollar business idea is not too hard to come by. The biggest challenge (and the only reason why there are so few billionaires out there) is in getting the money together to turn an idea into a working business.READ»
Ever had the feeling you weren't making your donations wisely? Hope Neighbor has been there. That's why the nonprofit and banking veteran launched the first in-depth research into how carelessly we give money to charity--and how to create better opportunities for impact investing.READ»
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