Pitching/Decks
Who’s Drafting Your Pitch Deck?

The following thoughts and links should provide some basic insight into how to produce an effective pitch deck that cleanly and accurately reflects your company and its potential.


Funding & Capital Raising
Selected Offering Exemptions

To help you understand all of the available private offering exemptions, we’ve compiled details on the old Reg D avenues, and the new crowdfunding ones, into a single page and have created a handy chart for your review.


Funding & Capital Raising
Term Sheets 101: Convertible Debt v. Equity

If you’re a startup looking to raise capital, here is some of the basic language you need to know.  Kevin stopped by Collide Village, an accelerator based in McKinney, Texas, to talk to its current startup class about term sheets, […]


Funding & Capital Raising
Lending Alternatives For Startups And Small Businesses

A core issue that any startup or small business faces is raising capital. You really only have two options – debt or equity. In many instances debt is preferable, because you’re not giving up any ownership in your company. But […]


Funding & Capital Raising
Regulation A+: Good News For Non-Accredited Investors

Recently released Regulation A+ rules are creating excitement for early-stage ventures that didn’t previously have access to VC capital and for the millions of Americans who can now invest in innovative private companies. The new rules, mandated by Title IV […]