How Much Should You Raise at Idea Stage?
Most founders either raise too little or too much. Here’s a simple mental model 👇
🔸 Don’t raise for 18 months
You’re not scaling - you’re validating
🔸 Don’t raise based on “runway”
Raise based on milesto
Let's understand Bridge round today 👇
- Bridge rounds are funding rounds that can help startups “bridge” the gap between two major funding rounds.
- Startups seek different types of funding from investors. For some entrepreneurs, the initial seed
🤔 On another day, Someone asked me the difference between Founders vs Venture Capitalist?
He challenged me to say it in 1 Sentence
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"Founders also raise funds & Investors also raise funds.. What's the BIG difference bro?"
Then I said this:
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Sayan Ghosh
Hey I am on Medial • 8m
Startup world will be boosted with this 50bps rate cut:
- Softbank will raise $200B Vision Fund
- Tiger Global will create a unicorn/month in India
- SaaS multiples will hit 40x ARR again!
- Every1 will be a pro public markets and angel investor a
You will build a fundable startup by methodically decreasing risk at each stage, rather than chasing the next round
If you want to raise capital, do these at each stage:
1. Pre-Seed: Focus on developing your MVP and proving technical feasibility
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🔥"Byju Raveendran"- Resilience at it's peak
🫵Is he really the worst founder?? Think Back...
👉Started Byju's when nothing so called Ed-Tech has been called
👉India is in the nascent stage of Startup Era when Byju's was about to BOOM
👉Done
10 Silent Signals Investors Aren't Interested in Your Startup:
1. No Tough Questions– Passive agreement means they're not engaged. Real interest comes with challenging your pitch.
2. Lack of Improvement Feedback– Interested investors want you to su
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Thomas D
I discuss funding st... • 3m
Less than 1% of companies secure venture capital 💔—and even among those that do, many struggle to raise a second round.
After reading Lenny Rachitsky’s latest article on raising Seed rounds, I wanted to distill the most valuable insights from top f