Raise Problems
January 4, 2019
Raise responsibly and effectively, limiting the burn and time cost of travel. … More Raise Problems
Tag: Venture Capital
Why you don’t have to raise where you scale.
May 28, 2018
“Visiting California recently and talking to friends in tech ultimately led to me moving to California to raise money and most likely stay in the bay area for a few years..” … More Why you don’t have to raise where you scale.
The Raise Problem: Hardware Startups and VCs
April 18, 2018
Every person who has spent more than 15 minutes in Startup Land has heard the phrase “hardware is hard.” It’s a saying for a reason. … More The Raise Problem: Hardware Startups and VCs
Bootstrapping vs. Raising and Why You Should Do Both
January 2, 2018
There’s bootstrapping, there’s raising, and then there’s bootstrapping the raise. … More Bootstrapping vs. Raising and Why You Should Do Both
Beer, Pizza, and the Opportunity Gap
November 10, 2017
By: Phillip Bogdanovich I was sitting in a room last week listening to entrepreneurs pitch, and at one point I distinctly recall thinking, “Why am I here?” “I’m here for the free food and the beer.” I hear entrepreneurs express some version of this phrase three or four times whenever I attend an event. … More Beer, Pizza, and the Opportunity Gap
What It Really Takes to Build a Start-Up City
August 31, 2017
By Phillip Bogdanovich Fortune called Austin “the Rockstar of Small-Business Cities.” CNBC called it “the top start-up mecca in America.” At one point in 2015, Forbes inexplicably named it one of America’s most affordable cities. I live in Austin. I have raised money in Austin. I can tell you unequivocally that Austin is not affordable, … More What It Really Takes to Build a Start-Up City
