
379. 85% Graduation from Seed to Series A, SaaS Metric Mastery, The Right Time to Stop Founder-Led Sales, and Advice for Emerging Managers (Jim Andelman)
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
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How to Build a Series a Ready Company
Startups tend to be over fixated on the metrics and underappreciate institutional readiness. The series A investor who is going to invest, you know, a 10, 15, 20 million dollars wants to give that money to a team that is ready to go and create value with it. Hire at least one strong experienced functional leader before series A, right? That can be depending upon what the founding team has and doesn't have,. It can be any of the major roles.
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