Jan 17, 2025
Toxic Cap Table
Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.
Investors funding a startup should review the cap table to determine the health of the startup.
Here are signs of a toxic cap table.
The founder owns the majority of shares and...
Jan 17, 2025
In this episode of How to Raise Funding, Hall T. Martin engages in a deep dive with Paul, discussing the intricacies and challenges faced during the startup IP filing and fundraising process. They address the crucial need for securing intellectual property effectively to avoid future refiling, and the importance...
Jan 16, 2025
Toxic Fundraise Round
Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.
A toxic fundraising round provides funding but makes it difficult for the startup to raise follow-up funding.
Here are some signs of a toxic round:
Giving up too much equity for an...
Jan 15, 2025
Signs of a Toxic Investor
Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.
In raising funding, it’s important to choose the right investors for your startup.
Avoid toxic investors at all costs.
Here are signs of a toxic investor:
They have no values...
Jan 14, 2025
Toxic Startups
Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.
Startups can be great or they can be toxic.
Investors should look out for these signs you are talking to a toxic startup
Broken cap table -- the cap table has dozens of investors on it,...