Monthly Archives: April 2026
How Does Venture Debt Financing Work?
Venture debt gets pitched to founders as the holy grail of fundraising: capital without dilution. That’s mostly true, with an asterisk the size of a small comet. Venture debt is real, useful, and often the right move for a growth-stage company. It is also more expensive and more constraining than founders realize when they… Read More »
Raising Capital from Friends and Family
Your first check often comes from someone whose number is in your phone. A parent, a former boss, a college roommate who did well in crypto. It feels less formal than a real fundraise, and that’s the problem — friends and family money is real money, with real legal consequences, and the casual posture… Read More »
Choosing a Legal Structure for Your Startup
One of the first things you’ll do as a founder is choose a legal structure for your business. It’s not glamorous, but it matters — your entity type affects your taxes, your liability exposure, your ability to raise capital, and how much it’ll cost to change your mind later. Here’s how the four main… Read More »