Startup Tips

In addition to these startup resources (bit.ly/startresources), I'm converting some content (tips and lessons learned) from Keynote to Notion:

​💰 Fundraising Basics
📚 The ABC's of Raising a Round
📣 Pitch Tips
💡 Founders Tips
🚦 Execution Tips
🏢 Corp Dev Tips

Resources for Startups

Some resources for first-time startup founders who are fundraising:
TEDxBoston: Secrets of raising $1m for your business idea
A 10-minute overview of a 3-step playbook to getting your idea funded. Even first-time founders can convince investors to give them $1m using FOMO and Jedi Master tactics:
A. Aim for a tight target
B. Break down barriers
C. Create fear of missing out
How to land a seed round
Handy tips and takeaways for raising your first round of capital. Since the slides are light without the voiceover, I've started to break up the slides into more bite-sized chunks with draft talking points (links above).
Hit the Deck: How to create an inspiring pitch
From Boston Startup Week 2021: We cover the dos, don’ts, and bones of a solid pitch deck. Starting from slide one, you’ll understand a commonly accepted template to convey your big pitch. Nail the pitch and learn about some best practices for content, organization, and design along the way.
Boston Startup Ecosystem
Overview of the Boston tech/startup ecosystem, including resources for startups, tips on doing business in Boston, how to reach customers/partners/influencers, and ways to get plugged in.
DocSend Fundraising Network
The DocSend Fundraising Network (DFN) is a free service that puts top founders who are raising pre-seed and seed rounds in touch with top VCs to lead those rounds. For more info, see their blog post introducing the service: How we Built a Startup Fundraising Network that Aims to Remove Bias.
Atlas is a relationship platform that helps you fully leverage your network. Whether you’re looking for founders, advisors, investors, customers, or talent, Atlas drives warm intros at scale. Over 100 VCs use Atlas to automatically map and enrich their contacts with the latest employment, company, and people data.
Signal by NFX
Signal by NFX is an investing network for founders, VCs, scouts, and angels. Startup founders can find and get introduced to VCs by creating lists and using their networks to get warm introductions.
Netcapital
Netcapital is a private securities platform that brings together entrepreneurs and investors. For entrepreneurs, Netcapital reduces the complexity and cost of issuing shares, fundraising, and collaborating with investors. For investors, Netcapital provides deal flow, tools to track investments, and the opportunity for efficient liquidity.
Shoobx helps companies position themselves for successful exits by combining equity management, corporate governance, fundraising tools, and documentation into one collaborative platform. Shoobx exists to fuel startup growth by removing friction from corporate processes so founders and their teams can focus on the business. Check out their short video and schedule a demo.
​SmartMoneyStartups
Startup founders can download a free e-book from SmartMoneyStartups, which provides a great methodology to fundraising. Their founder JD Davids is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker from the west coast who has a passion to help the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Aeturnum TechStart
For startups looking to build an initial product or build a technology development team, check out Aeturnum's TechStart program. I worked closely with CEO Rajat Bhakhri at my first startup, and I've known him for over 15 years. In addition, Aeturnum has been a key partner for a number of early stage startups in my circles.

Investor List: Institutions & Groups

See bit.ly/boston-area-investors-firms

Here's a crowdsourced list of institutional investors/groups (primarily Boston-based for now), a work in progress and shared community effort:

Investor List: Individual Angels & VCs

Here's a list of individual angels and VCs: