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Sep 22, 2025
How to Raise Smart Capital Without Over-diluting in 2025
Learn how to raise smart capital that adds value beyond cash. Use milestone-based tranches, keep a clean cap table, and avoid needless dilution.
Sep 16, 2025
Rethinking Equity in Early-Stage Funding: Protect Ownership in 2025
Equity is your most expensive currency. Learn how to price it, avoid needless dilution, set an ownership floor, and raise with strategic clarity.
Sep 11, 2025
Why Traditional Fundraising Advice is Failing Founders in 2025 | Modern Startup Fundraising Strategies
Discover why outdated fundraising advice is holding back founders in 2025. Learn modern fundraising strategies, common mistakes to avoid, and how tools like AskRIA can help startups raise smarter.
Sep 10, 2025
Seedstrapped, Not Starved: The New Playbook for Founders Who Build First, Raise Later
Bootstrapped? Seedstrapped? AI has changed the game. Founders today are building faster, raising later, and making capital work smarter. Here’s the new model.
May 14, 2025
The Fundraising Timeline No One Talks About
From “napkin to term sheet” in 48 hours? Maybe — if you’re a Stanford dropout with a Substack following. For the rest of us, here’s how long it actually takes (and what to do when it drags).
Apr 8, 2025
Why Fundraising Is Broken (And What Founders Can Do About It)
Fundraising wasn’t designed for founders. It’s noisy, biased, and often soul-sucking. Here’s what’s broken — and what to do differently.
Mar 15, 2025
You Raised. You Grew. You Own Less Than You Think.
A founder’s guide to understanding how dilution, valuation, and exits are deeply connected, and why your cap table is your legacy.
Mar 17, 2025
The Slide Most Investors Don’t Trust (And How to Fix It)
Your traction slide might be hurting you more than it’s helping. Here’s why most investors don’t trust it, and what actually builds beli
Sep 22, 2025
How to Raise Smart Capital Without Over-diluting in 2025
Learn how to raise smart capital that adds value beyond cash. Use milestone-based tranches, keep a clean cap table, and avoid needless dilution.
Sep 16, 2025
Rethinking Equity in Early-Stage Funding: Protect Ownership in 2025
Equity is your most expensive currency. Learn how to price it, avoid needless dilution, set an ownership floor, and raise with strategic clarity.
Sep 11, 2025
Why Traditional Fundraising Advice is Failing Founders in 2025 | Modern Startup Fundraising Strategies
Discover why outdated fundraising advice is holding back founders in 2025. Learn modern fundraising strategies, common mistakes to avoid, and how tools like AskRIA can help startups raise smarter.
Sep 10, 2025
Seedstrapped, Not Starved: The New Playbook for Founders Who Build First, Raise Later
Bootstrapped? Seedstrapped? AI has changed the game. Founders today are building faster, raising later, and making capital work smarter. Here’s the new model.
May 14, 2025
The Fundraising Timeline No One Talks About
From “napkin to term sheet” in 48 hours? Maybe — if you’re a Stanford dropout with a Substack following. For the rest of us, here’s how long it actually takes (and what to do when it drags).
Apr 8, 2025
Why Fundraising Is Broken (And What Founders Can Do About It)
Fundraising wasn’t designed for founders. It’s noisy, biased, and often soul-sucking. Here’s what’s broken — and what to do differently.
Mar 15, 2025
You Raised. You Grew. You Own Less Than You Think.
A founder’s guide to understanding how dilution, valuation, and exits are deeply connected, and why your cap table is your legacy.
Mar 17, 2025
The Slide Most Investors Don’t Trust (And How to Fix It)
Your traction slide might be hurting you more than it’s helping. Here’s why most investors don’t trust it, and what actually builds beli
Sep 22, 2025
How to Raise Smart Capital Without Over-diluting in 2025
Learn how to raise smart capital that adds value beyond cash. Use milestone-based tranches, keep a clean cap table, and avoid needless dilution.
Sep 16, 2025
Rethinking Equity in Early-Stage Funding: Protect Ownership in 2025
Equity is your most expensive currency. Learn how to price it, avoid needless dilution, set an ownership floor, and raise with strategic clarity.
Sep 11, 2025
Why Traditional Fundraising Advice is Failing Founders in 2025 | Modern Startup Fundraising Strategies
Discover why outdated fundraising advice is holding back founders in 2025. Learn modern fundraising strategies, common mistakes to avoid, and how tools like AskRIA can help startups raise smarter.
Sep 10, 2025
Seedstrapped, Not Starved: The New Playbook for Founders Who Build First, Raise Later
Bootstrapped? Seedstrapped? AI has changed the game. Founders today are building faster, raising later, and making capital work smarter. Here’s the new model.
May 14, 2025
The Fundraising Timeline No One Talks About
From “napkin to term sheet” in 48 hours? Maybe — if you’re a Stanford dropout with a Substack following. For the rest of us, here’s how long it actually takes (and what to do when it drags).
Apr 8, 2025
Why Fundraising Is Broken (And What Founders Can Do About It)
Fundraising wasn’t designed for founders. It’s noisy, biased, and often soul-sucking. Here’s what’s broken — and what to do differently.
Mar 15, 2025
You Raised. You Grew. You Own Less Than You Think.
A founder’s guide to understanding how dilution, valuation, and exits are deeply connected, and why your cap table is your legacy.
Mar 17, 2025
