Finance: Fundraising & VC
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How Against Gravity raised a seed round for Rec Room
Acquired
February 7, 2018
Fundraising & VC
9
Pitching investors
8
MVP & prototyping
6
- Replaced the pitch deck with the live app — investors had to play it first
- Set their own valuation and terms, then told every investor: in or out
- Raised to buy time for platform bets, not to change how they operated
Why founders should raise more capital than they think they need
Masters of Scale
May 10, 2017
Fundraising & VC
9
Origin stories
7
Resilience & grit
6
- Unknown costs always exceed the plan — budget as if you have half
- Taking capital right before Lehman collapsed saved Minted from extinction
- Post-bust conservatism is a founder's curse, not a virtue
Five ways to fund business growth using customers instead of VCs
Bill Gallagher
December 30, 2016
Fundraising & VC
9
Cash flow management
8
Business models
7
- Five specific models let customers fund your growth without VCs
- Asking for advance payment is often far easier than founders expect
- Dell retained control by staying customer-funded; Jobs did not
How Microsoft does M&A and strategic investing, with Brian Schultz
Acquired
December 16, 2016
Fundraising & VC
9
Exit strategy
7
Valuation
5
- Corporate VCs are incentivised by salary, not returns — founders should know this
- Microsoft acquires teams and roadmap gaps, not standalone businesses
- Build product partnerships first; investment and acquisition follow relationships