Best Practices for Hosting Online Meetings
1 min read In the time of working remotely, more and more organizations are moving entirely to online meetings. Not only are online meetings convenient, but an excellent opportunity to engage…
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What’s Your (Growth) Story?
What is your Growth Story? When founding your startup, it is important to have a growth story. While investors may invest in teams and technology, they’ll still need to see…
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The Importance of Non-Financial Factors in Setting Valuation
1 min read There are financial factors in setting valuation for a startup, and then there are non-financial factors. Often, startups prefer to focus more of their attention on the…
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How to Move Your Angel Investor Network Online
1 min read As businesses are becoming increasingly more virtual, you should consider moving your angel investor network online as well. In this COVID-19 world, making it challenging to meet…
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A Note on Convertible Notes
1 min read When launching a raise, you should always be in a position to take funding, and you are likely to meet investors who want to join the deal.…
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How to Close an Investor
1 min read, from the “Fundraising Process” series As you gather your list of investor prospects and progress them through the funding “funnel”, it will come time to close an…
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Changes in the Wine Space
2 min read We now live in a time when the internet has disrupted virtually every industry, from retail, to music, publishing, and travel, many agree that the internet has…
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The Future of Work
2 min read The US workforce has faced a tough time amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, the United States is recording over 43 million people unemployed across the country. As…
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Yes, You Can Define the Exit
2 min read At TEN Capital, we see several startups that are strong candidates for early exits. In looking at the history of angel groups and startup investing, a typical…
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Launching Your Own Podcast Program
Podcasting is a continually growing medium through which to tell your story and build your brand in your own words. We at TEN Capital have been producing our successful podcast…
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Finding the Exit
2 min read After investing in startups for twenty years and talking with thousands of angel, venture capital, and other startup investors, I’ve seen the biggest challenge is finding the…
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The Due Diligence Process
2 min read When embarking on a new investment, it’s essential to have a Due Diligence process in place to check the basics. This process will vary from deal to…
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Tissue Culture and Cannabis
2 min read Of the many emerging technologies in the cannabis market currently gaining steam in the North American market is called tissue culture. Tissue culture itself is not a…
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Building Investor Engagement
2 min read How to Raise Funding Step 2: Building Investor Engagement You have a good list of investors that are interested in your deal, but how do you get…
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The Various Types of Fundraises
1 min read A common misconception among startups is that when they are looking to raise for investment, they have the total raise for the life of the startup in…
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