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Seeking Alpha in Startups (What is your unique insight?)
Jason Yeh
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October 29, 2021
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Investor Skydiving pt. I
Fundraising
Jason Yeh
July 26, 2022
Building an Angel Army
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Jason Yeh
December 10, 2021
Happiness in Fundraising
Jason Yeh
January 24, 2023
Fundraising
Fundraising Essays
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Fundraising
How Ian Swanson Started 3 Successful Venture-Backed Companies
Jason Yeh
August 14, 2024
Fundraising
Boring but ESSENTIAL: Project Planning Your Fundraise (Part II)
Jason Yeh
August 7, 2024
Fundraising
Boring but ESSENTIAL: Project Planning Your Fundraise (Part I)
Jason Yeh
July 31, 2024
Fundraising
How Nancy Xu Raised $10M for Moonhub
Jason Yeh
July 24, 2024
Deck
Pitch Decks: What to Highlight, What to Leave Out?
Jason Yeh
July 17, 2024
Deck
Founder Q&A: Finding the Sweet Spot for Your Deck
Jason Yeh
July 10, 2024
Fundraising
The Story Behind SGNL Raising $22M in Venture Capital
Jason Yeh
July 3, 2024
Deck
When Good Decks Go Bad
Jason Yeh
June 26, 2024
Pitching
Preparing For a Pitch Competition
Jason Yeh
June 19, 2024
Fundraising
The Story Behind Purple Metrics Closing a $1.2M Pre-Seed Round
Jason Yeh
June 12, 2024
Fundraising
How to Handle Investor Rejection
Jason Yeh
June 5, 2024
Foundations
How & Why to Get a Technical Co-Founder
Jason Yeh
May 29, 2024
Fundraising
Lessons from a $16.3M Fundraise
Jason Yeh
May 22, 2024
Fundraising
Should You Announce Your Fundraise? Pros vs Cons
Jason Yeh
May 18, 2024
Fundraising
How Much Should I Raise?
Jason Yeh
May 15, 2024
Fundraising
Betting on Yourself: The Journey to Closing a $7.6M Seed Round
Jason Yeh
May 1, 2024
Pitching
Developing Your Pitch Persona
Jason Yeh
April 24, 2024
Fundraising
The Power of Deadlines
Jason Yeh
April 17, 2024
Fundraising
Lessons From a $45M Series B
Jason Yeh
April 10, 2024
Fundraising
The 7 Types of Support You Need while Fundraising
Jason Yeh
April 3, 2024
Fundraising
How to Pick: Generalist or Specialist VCs
Jason Yeh
March 26, 2024
Fundraising
Inside Midi Health's $25M Series A
Jason Yeh
March 20, 2024
Fundraising
Founder's Guide to Advisory Shares
Jason Yeh
March 13, 2024
Fundraising
Founder Salaries: How Much Should You Pay Yourself?
Jason Yeh
March 6, 2024
Fundraising
How Mindbloom Raised Over $50M in Venture Capital
Jason Yeh
February 28, 2024
Fundraising
Smarter Fundraising: Using Roll-Up Vehicles (RUVs) for Your Next Round
Jason Yeh
February 21, 2024
Fundraising
Conversion Rates throughout the Fundraising Funnel
Jason Yeh
February 14, 2024
Fundraising
The Story Behind Language I/O's $8M Series A
Jason Yeh
February 7, 2024
Fundraising
When Are Venture Scouts Dangerous to Work With?
Jason Yeh
January 30, 2024
Fundraising
The Skeleton Key for Cold Outreach
Jason Yeh
January 23, 2024
Fundraising
An Intro to Your Phantom Advisor
Jason Yeh
January 9, 2024
Fundraising
Preparing for Due Diligence
Jason Yeh
January 2, 2024
Fundraising
Casual Encounters... Not So Casual in Venture
Jason Yeh
December 19, 2023
Fundraising
Spotting Red Flags with Angel Investors
Jason Yeh
December 12, 2023
Fundraising
Sneaky Side Letters
Jason Yeh
December 5, 2023
Fundraising
The Value of Outside Perspectives
Jason Yeh
November 28, 2023
Fundraising
How Much Traction Do You Need?
Jason Yeh
November 21, 2023
Fundraising
Don't Run into This Wall When Fundraising
Jason Yeh
November 14, 2023
Fundraising
Investor Anxieties - Why Am I Seeing This Deal?
Jason Yeh
November 7, 2023
Fundraising
How to Leverage Investor FOMO
Jason Yeh
October 31, 2023
Fundraising
Pre-Seed vs. Seed- What's the Difference?
Jason Yeh
October 24, 2023
Fundraising
The "Dirty Secret" Behind Thesis-Driven VC Firms
Jason Yeh
October 17, 2023
Community
7 Key Advantages of Choosing a SAFE for Startup Founders
Jonathan Lee
October 13, 2023
List Building
EA Services for your fundraise & company (why, how, and discounts)
Jason Yeh
October 9, 2023
Fundraising
How to End Your First Call With an Investor
Jason Yeh
October 3, 2023
Community
What is a Data Room? The Data Room Primer - For Startup Founders
Jonathan Lee
September 21, 2023
Fundraising
VCs want to know: Is this the Money Round?
Jason Yeh
September 19, 2023
Fundraising
The Art of Remote Pitching
Jason Yeh
September 12, 2023
Fundraising
Accelerators- Expensive Capital, or More?
Jason Yeh
September 5, 2023
Fundraising
"Let me tell you a secret..."
Jason Yeh
August 22, 2023
Fundraising
From MVP to MVC: Rethinking Early-Stage Startup Strategies
Jason Yeh
August 15, 2023
Fundraising
Keys to mastering investor diligence
Jason Yeh
August 1, 2023
Fundraising
What's The Deal With Due Diligence? pt. I
Jason Yeh
July 25, 2023
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"Let me tell you a secret..."
Jason Yeh
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August 22, 2023
Fundraising
From MVP to MVC: Rethinking Early-Stage Startup Strategies
Jason Yeh
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August 15, 2023
Fundraising
Keys to mastering investor diligence
Jason Yeh
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August 1, 2023
Fundraising
What's The Deal With Due Diligence? pt. I
Jason Yeh
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July 25, 2023
Fundraising
You Aren't Doing Enough In Person + Stories From Brazil
Jason Yeh
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July 18, 2023
Fundraising
Do you Have This VC Requirement? (Purity of Motivation)
Jason Yeh
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July 11, 2023
Fundraising
Capturing Value from your Investors
Jason Yeh
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July 4, 2023
Fundraising
Venture Capital: A Means to an End or an Essential Partner?
Jason Yeh
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June 27, 2023
Fundraising
Does AI = Always Invest?
Jason Yeh
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June 20, 2023
Fundraising
Translating the 9 most common lines in VC emails
Jason Yeh
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June 13, 2023
Fundraising
8 Unsung Heroes in Fundraising - Recognize & Nurture These Relationships
Jason Yeh
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June 6, 2023
Fundraising
5 Controversial Fundraising Ideas
Jason Yeh
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May 30, 2023
Fundraising
Following up after a pitch - what do I do now?
Jason Yeh
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May 23, 2023
Fundraising
Soft Commitments? They suck. Why, When, and How...
Jason Yeh
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May 16, 2023
Fundraising
Failure to Launch in Fundraising
Jason Yeh
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May 9, 2023
Fundraising
Founder Q&A: The Investor Passed on Me - What Should I Do Now?
Jason Yeh
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May 2, 2023
Fundraising
Asking for help in fundraising (you're doing it wrong)
Jason Yeh
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April 25, 2023
Fundraising
Sending the best signal in fundraising
Jason Yeh
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April 18, 2023
Investor Psychology
Fundraising is this… over and over again
Jason Yeh
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April 11, 2023
Fundraising
This common mistake will crush your chance of getting an intro
Jason Yeh
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April 4, 2023
Fundraising
WhatsApp for Investor Comms
Jason Yeh
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March 28, 2023
Fundraising
9 Ways for Founders to Stand Out in a Global Fundraising Slowdown
Jonathan Lee
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March 26, 2023
Positive Updates on SVB
Jason Yeh
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March 21, 2023
Fundraising
How the SVB saga impacts fundraising (spoiler: it’s not good)
Jason Yeh
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March 14, 2023
Fundraising
The Curse of Overvaluation: a Breakdown pt. II
Jason Yeh
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March 7, 2023
Fundraising
The Curse of Overvaluation: a Breakdown pt. I
Jason Yeh
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February 28, 2023
Fundraising
Leveraging your cap table for HELP
Jason Yeh
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February 21, 2023
Fundraising
Decks - do you pass on using them in fundraising?
Jason Yeh
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February 14, 2023
Fundraising
1st time founders are terrible… do accelerators help?
Jason Yeh
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February 7, 2023
Fundraising
Happiness in Fundraising
Jason Yeh
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January 24, 2023
Fundraising
How NOT to end a networking meeting
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January 17, 2023
Fundraising
Why Can’t I Hire Someone to Raise Money for Me?
Jason Yeh
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January 10, 2023
Fundraising
How to Leverage Investor Lists
Jason Yeh
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December 20, 2022
Fundraising
Holiday Gifts to Help Founders Fundraise
Jason Yeh and Jonathan Lee
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December 13, 2022
Fundraising
How to Leverage Herd Mentality in Fundraising
Jason Yeh
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December 6, 2022
Fundraising
How VCs are like Gift Card Businesses
Jason Yeh
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November 29, 2022
Fundraising
WARNING: in dealmaking, you're not agreeing to math.
Jason Yeh
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November 22, 2022
Fundraising
Deciphering: “Don’t think this is venture-backable”
Jason Yeh
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November 15, 2022
Fundraising
Time to Party (Round) – the what, why, & how of party rounds
Jason Yeh
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November 1, 2022
Fundraising
Try this hack to 10x your fundraising instincts and confidence
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October 25, 2022
Fundraising
Key Fundraising Role Models & Insights / Funded Season 3
Jason Yeh
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October 18, 2022
Fundraising
5 Best Tips for Closing a Lead Investor
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October 13, 2022
Community
You failed a VC Pop Quiz…now what?
Jason Yeh
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October 11, 2022
Fundraising
Should you raise before or after launch?
Jason Yeh
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October 4, 2022
Fundraising
“How do I tell investors I won’t lose their money?”
Jason Yeh
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September 27, 2022
Fundraising
Deciphering: “What’s your timeline?”
Jason Yeh
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September 20, 2022
Fundraising
Uncapped SAFEs: when to use them, no cap
Jason Yeh
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September 13, 2022
Fundraising
How to Find Angel Investors for Your Startup
Jonathan Lee
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August 30, 2022
Community
“You’re too early” - the why and how to react
Jason Yeh
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August 30, 2022
Fundraising
The Insider Advantage: Reducing the information gap between Founders & VCs
Jason Yeh
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August 22, 2022
Fundraising
10 Mistakes Founders Make When Pitching to Investors (And How to Avoid Them!)
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August 12, 2022
Community
A fundraising failure to learn from (Investor Skydiving) pt. II
Jason Yeh
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August 2, 2022
Fundraising
Time builds relationships. But it also kills deals. (Investor Skydiving) pt. I
Jason Yeh
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July 26, 2022
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