This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 20, 2024

When I wrote this post about trying to measure the fundability of your startup, I kicked it off with, “You can’t” and proceeded to share all the ways that getting your company funded feels a bit like a craps shoot, while still trying find a method somewhere within the madness. Are you raising a size-appropriate fund?

Deal Flow 147

Deal Flow Startups Funds Consulting 147

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Singleplatform was a referral from an IT consultant who was trying to sell me stuff—which was pretty much the most random source ever, and Backupify was actually my own idea built by someone far more capable than I was to see it through. That’s why I share my deal flow with them free of any additional fees and carry.

Funds 146

Funds Best Practices Deal Flow Startups 146

Axial

JANUARY 23, 2025

Last year resulted in a record-breaking year for deal volume on Axial, with 10,735 deals coming to market in 2024 a 7.8% The increase happened largely in the second half of the year, with both Q3 and Q4 resulting in 26% and 15% higher deal flow than the same periods in 2023, respectively.

Investment Banks 59

Investment Banks Investment Banking Banks Mergers and Acquisitions 59

The Big Picture

JULY 2, 2024

I think a lot of startup founders are actually the opposite, where it’s like we choose to go to the moon, not because it’s easy, but because we think it’s going to be easy. And I always wondered why huge bureaucracies could sometimes lose to startups. That’s pretty rapid growth for a a startup.

Legal 59

Legal Hedge Funds Finance Financing 59