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Serial Entrepreneurs Explained: The Data Liking Experience To Success 17 Feb 2020 Investment, Strategy - Plenty of research supports the claim that repeat Founders are more successful than first-time Founders. But what sets serial entrepreneurs apart?
From A Funding Round To Another: How Long Should Your Runway Be? 3 Feb 2020 Fundraising, Strategy - The time before your business runs out of cash between a funding round and the next is known as runway. Estimating it correctly is crucial to its survival.
Want To Build A Massive Business? Build A Moat Around It First! 21 Jan 2020 Strategy - Building an economic moat means creating a long-lasting competitive advantage that other businesses can hardly replicate. There are 4 main kinds of moats.
Top VCs Make 10 Predictions On The Future Of Start-Ups In 2020 7 Jan 2020 Strategy, Trends - Leading VCs around the world all made their predictions for what 2020 has in store in for the star-up world. We collected the top 10 in this report.
5 British Companies Changing The World In 2020 According to CBInsights 7 Jan 2020 Strategy, Trends - CB Insights recently published a fascinating report called Game Changers 2020, dedicated to companies shaping the future of mankind. 5 of these companies are UK-based.
What Dilution Should You Take At Each Financing Stage? 16 Dec 2019 Strategy - Research firm Radicle mined data from over 8,000 Funding Rounds to and determine how much dilution Founders should take at each stage.
The CFO – An Evolving Role With An Increasing Scope 16 Dec 2019 Employment, Strategy - 41% of CFOs reported spending the majority of their time on non-finance related activities. So what does a CFO do in a data-driven era?
Taking Investment From A Corporate VC: All The Pros And Cons 3 Dec 2019 Fundraising, Investment - The figure of the Corporate VC comes with an aura of mixed opinions. CB Insights surveyed 365 of them to get a deep insight into how and how well they work.
Beauhurst Publish Scale-Up Index 2019 19 Nov 2019 Investment, Trends - 2018 saw £1.3b invested into visible scale-ups through 63 deals: the largest of these was £150m into Oxford Nanopore, closely followed by Trilico's £149m round.
IPO: What Is A Direct Listing And Why It Matters 4 Nov 2019 Exit, Fundraising, Investment, Strategy - An increasingly high number of tech start-ups are deciding to list their shares publicly through a direct listing rather than a classic IPO.
UK Equity Investment Declines In Q3 2019 Despite Record Year 22 Oct 2019 Investment - Q3 2019 in the UK was riddled with uncertainty, which pushed investors to prefer later-stage, lower-risk companies, encouraging a number of mega-deals.
Practical Guide To A Recession That Might (Or Might Not) Happen 22 Oct 2019 Strategy, Trends - Fears of an imminent recession resonated through many media outlets in the past months, but what are the real risks and what can we do to minimise them?