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4 Tips for a Successful Equity Crowdfunding Raise
4 Tips for a Successful Equity Crowdfunding Raise I recently interviewed John Fanning, Jr., CEO of Zelgor, and asked him what advice he'd give entrepreneurs trying to raise funds. He recently raised over $500,000 on Netcapital. Here are his top tips:
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Why You Should Fund Women: An Interview with Vanessa Bruce, CEO of Dough
Despite making 80% of all consumer decisions, women are severely underrepresented in startup funding, both as investors and founders. According to Crunchbase, less than 3% of all venture capital (VC) dollars go to companies led by women and less than 13% of VC decision makers are women. Yet business...
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How One AI-Powered Company is Disrupting the Digital Customer Experience
Salesforce’s research shows that the way you treat your customers matters: in the U.S alone, $62 billion is lost each year due to poor customer service. Now, companies are facing the challenge of ensuring that their customers feel supported and cared for through their screens. In this week’s blog we...
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Why You Should Create a Community for Your Startup
In previous blog posts, we’ve discussed why startup teams are fundamental to your success, and how to build one. Beyond your team, your startup also needs a community.
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Creating Your Startup Dream Team: How to Convince People to Join Your Startup Team
In previous installments of our Creating the Startup Dream Team blog series we explored who you might need on your team and where you can find talented people to join your startup. In our final installment, we discuss why your core team matters and how you can make the pitch to early team members.
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5 Questions You Need to Answer When Starting Your Own Business
Building a business is like building a house — there is nothing more important than a solid foundation. Before pursuing funding or forging ahead in developing your product, it’s important to check in, reassess, and make sure you can answer these 5 core questions about your business.
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How 5 Emerging Startups Adapted and Grew in Response to Covid-19
2020 was a uniquely difficult year for startups as Covid-19 impacted every sector. Yet the biggest problems often bring about the most innovative solutions and many entrepreneurs did what they do best: adapt. We spoke to 5 emerging, disruptive startups we work with about how they pivoted or stayed t...
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What 3 New SEC Rules Mean for Investors and Businesses in the Online Private Markets
The online private markets have become a disruptive tool for companies of all sizes seeking funding. In 2016 the JOBS Act empowered private companies to raise capital online through Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF), sometimes called equity crowdfunding. Four years later, companies with successful Re...
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Creating Your Start-up Dream Team: Where to Find & Hire Talent
High-skilled, experienced talent is everywhere nowadays, especially since working remotely is now more accessible. But how do you actually start finding talent? Netcapital Advisors spoke with Arist Co-Founder Maxine Anderson to help us answer that question and outlined a few places for you to start ...
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How to Know if a Startup is Really “Disruptive”: 5 Questions to Ask
It's one of the biggest buzzwords in the startup landscape: “disruptive”. When you hear or see this term you might initially think of Uber, Apple, Amazon. At the same time, it may feel like every other startup is claiming to be on par with major trailblazers. As an entrepreneur, you might be unsure ...
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Creating Your Startup Dream Team: 6 Types of People You’ll Need to Hire
As an entrepreneur, you’ve probably heard of (and lived) the phrase “wearing multiple hats”. It’s inevitable as a small business owner that you occasionally step in to fill the gaps in your team. However, if you’re in the process of expanding your business or looking further down the road, there are...
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Entrepreneurship 101: Advisory Board vs. Board of Directors
TV shows and movies like to show corporate boardrooms as chock full of dramatic office politics. For a lot of first time entrepreneurs, that Hollywood idea of a board might be the first thing that comes to mind. But in real life, things couldn’t be more different. As an entrepreneur, you’ve likely h...
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