👋 Founders, we are looking to take meetings with startups at $5-100k a month in revenue (pre-series A) Apply 👇 and we will meet with you for 20 minutes https://t.co/YNGjo2GxaQ

Thank you so much to our partners at @wilsonsonsini for helping us share these valuable resources with founders 🚀 Stay tuned for more tactical content tomorrow!

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Finally, @erika_rem15 walked through how to build a data room and what to expect from a due diligence process with investors. Here’s what’s in her data room checklist: ⚖️ Legal Must-Haves: Articles of Incorporation, cap table, and investment docs 💲 Financial Records: Full P&L

@biancavel80 shed light on one of the most important topics in the early days: customer discovery. Some real-world examples from products that we know and love to draw inspiration from: 📦 Dropbox: Created a landing page with a product concept video before building anything,

@KabirDhillon6 broke down a fundamental topic that founders often get wrong: how to build an evidence-based Bottom-Up TAM. Here’s his playbook: ☑️ Define Your ICP (Ideal Customer Profile): Find the verifiable count of people/companies you actually serve in your space. ☑️

Most companies: Hire finance staff for each new country Dejavoo: Automated consolidation with Priority ERP Result: International growth without growing the team.

@KevBondzio at @streamfog, an LA34 alum, shared words of wisdom on everything from finding customers to raising a pre-seed round. His top words of advice to fellow founders were: ⏰ Be patient with early growth 💼 Use contract-to-hire for team building before issuing equity 📈

Brandon Middleton-Pratt of @wilsonsonsini gave a masterclass in what to consider when negotiating a term sheet, including: ❗ For liquidation preferences; 1x is standard 📆 Investors expect founding teams to have a vesting schedule 💼 Keep your board as small as possible, for as

Startup Tuneup Day 1 did not disappoint! It was an incredible day of insights across the board for early-stage #founders 👌

🚨 We’re actively recruiting for our next batch of Accelerator companies If you're a founder looking to level up your startup, apply now 👉  https://t.co/wiuKWLC44B

🙌 Thanks to our partners @FenwickWest & @googlecloud for helping us put on great content for founders! 📺 In case you missed the livestream, you can watch the full event here 👇 https://t.co/AVLJ8lUy5a

👏 Let’s give a round of applause to Cohort 35! These founders have been working nonstop to bring their startups to life: 🛵 @Lumixads → transforms delivery vehicles into mobile ads with LED delivery boxes. 👩‍🏫 @monsha_ai → offers AI-powered lesson planning for teachers and

🙏 Thank you to our guest investor judges for Public Demo Day 👥 @muemalombe (Angel Investor) - #1 pick: @WeAreRedii 👥 @KatieS (@MoxxieVentures) - #1 pick: @thespatialgen 👥 Julia Gudish Krieger (Parri Passu) - #1 pick: @thespatialgen 👥 @CGannatti (@WisdomTreeFunds) -

Each week during the LAUNCH Accelerator, founders face the ultimate test: ⏱️ 2-minute pitch. ❓ Live Q&A with real investors. 🏆 Then... investors rank their top 3 companies. The overall top scorers of Cohort 35 are… 🥁 🥇 @SpatialGen (@zacharyhandshoe ) 🥈 @Redii

🚀 LAUNCH Accelerator Cohort 35 just graduated!! Our all-star founders closed pre-seed rounds, presented at an Apple Conference, and hit a $2M run rate within 6 months of launching! They just crushed their final pitches at Public Demo Day 👇

🙏 Huge thanks to our partners @wilsonsonsini for helping us deliver world-class support to founders. More insights coming this afternoon, stay tuned 🚀

@deangannon on growth marketing that ACTUALLY works.. Where predictable customer acquisition really comes from: Organic search — 53% Direct — 25% Referral — 13% Paid search — 5% Social — 4% And when it comes to conversion, the rule is simple: ✨ Make it easy for someone to say

@JacqKD's Founder Checklist: what investors actually want to see: 1️⃣ What problem do you solve? SHOW, don’t tell. 2️⃣ Design check—are you there yet? 3️⃣ Bottom-up TAM, ICP, capture plan. 4️⃣ How will you find, reach, and win customers? 5️⃣ What’s your monetization model? 6️⃣

@ramiabih at @tryquerio on how to raise... At pre-seed/seed, investors really evaluate just three things: 1️⃣ Do they trust you can build this? 2️⃣ Do they believe this company can succeed (and return capital)? 3️⃣ Are you talking to enough of the right people?

🚀 Our morning lineup for Day 1 of Startup Tuneup was 🔥! The session was packed with tactical insights for early-stage founders. Here's a quick recap of what we learned 👇

The Cold Hard Truth VC Firms Don't Talk About. We're not here to make the world feel better. We're here to get returns. Like it or not, this is the reality of venture capital and the 'Save the Whales' trap. If you're a founder, you have to choose your metric: social credit and

LAUNCH Accelerator 35 Public Demo Day