Deciding how much money to raise to fund your business venture is really difficult. In fact, it’s as much art as science. But it’s important to get it right. If you don’t raise enough, you won’t have enough runway to reach interesting milestones and accomplishments for raising money again in the future. If you raise too much, you risk excessively diluting yourself, your co-founders, employees, advisors and previous investors.
Instructor: Gordon Daugherty
Gordon Daugherty is a best-selling author, seasoned business executive, entrepreneur, startup advisor and investor. He has made more than 200 investments in early-stage companies and has been involved with raising more than $80 million in growth and venture capital. From his 28-year career in high tech, Gordon has both an IPO and a $200-million acquisition exit under his belt. Now, as co-founder and president of Austin’s Capital Factory and as author of the book “Startup Success”, Gordon spends 100 percent of his time educating, advising and investing in startups.