by Andrew Goldner | Apr 14, 2022 | Home Page, How To
A lack of local capital. That’s one of the most common challenges that we hear from accelerator operators (and founders) in nascent startup ecosystems around the world. In reality, when we dig deeper, in the vast majority of those ecosystems the challenge is not a...
by Andrew Goldner | Apr 11, 2022 | Home Page, How To
As a tech founder, raising venture capital has become as commonplace as building an MVP. As I’m sure you’ve noticed, though, resources for building your MVP are plentiful, but there are very few resources to help you understand what venture capital is,...
by Andrew Goldner | Mar 23, 2022 | Home Page
The standard to become investment-ready has changed and it now requires a systematic go-to-market strategy. Savvy venture investors are no longer distracted by a shiny new product and an ultra-large total addressable market. The application of existing technology to a...
by Andrew Goldner | Feb 3, 2022 | Home Page, How To
The most important slide in your pitch deck is the one slide that is most often missing, buried or has the least amount of useful detail. Every pitch deck I see includes a slide showing off an ulta-large Total Addressable Market. It shows a number with lots of...
by Andrew Goldner | Jan 27, 2022 | Home Page, How To
At GrowthX Capital, we see 500+ pitch decks every year. While we see a huge variety of pitch decks, there are a handful of mistakes founders consistently make that will cause investors to lose interest. This blog post explores three of the most common mistakes we see,...
by Andrew Goldner | Jan 21, 2022 | Home Page, How To
I’ve been working with founders for nearly 25 years. As their attorney, as a co-founder and now as a venture capitalist. At GrowthX, we’ve invested in nearly 50 seed stage companies.. One of the most common mistakes I see founders make is trying to build their pitch...