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The founder’s guide to saying no to the wrong investor
Money comes with opinions attached. How to tell which ones you can live with.
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Startups, strategy, deals and the industries taking shape.
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BusinessExplainer
Five questions to ask before you join an early-stage startup
Runway, equity and the founders' plan B. How to ask without souring the offer.
By Staff Writer · 6 min read Sample
BusinessAnalysis
Small teams, big leverage: how two-person startups use automation
Software that once needed a department now fits in a subscription. The org chart is changing shape.
By Staff Writer · 8 min read Sample
BusinessAnalysis
Why so many acquisitions disappoint after the deal closes
The spreadsheet assumed people would stay. Many don't.
By Staff Writer · 8 min read Sample
BusinessPerspective
The most interesting startups now look boring from the outside
Invoices, compliance, logistics. Where the real change is hiding.
By Columnist · 5 min read Sample
BusinessExplainer
Bootstrapped or venture-backed? A framework for deciding
Four questions that decide which kind of company you are building.
By Staff Writer · 7 min read Sample
BusinessExplainer
How to price your first product
Start higher than feels comfortable, and other lessons.
By Staff Writer · 6 min read Sample
BusinessExplainer
Reading a term sheet, line by line
Valuation is one line. The rest decides who controls the company.
By Staff Writer · 10 min read Sample
BusinessAnalysis
What platform fees really cost small businesses
Commission, ads and the price of being found.
By Staff Writer · 7 min read Sample