Structural inequities have put funding, networking connections, resources, and opportunities out of reach for many BIPOC founders— but #ACCEL is here to change that. Meet the six startups selected for this new program from Greentown and @BGSMatters: https://t.co/aKjKOihyVv
/5 Yours can and should be fairly simple, backed up with assumptions, and dynamic for scenario analysis. Your assumptions and how you got them are your proprietary knowledge you’ve picked up from research, conversations, and most likely trial and error. Make that knowledge shine!
Back in 2015, my colleagues and I started an investment-readiness program to help clean tech and med tech startups raise seed rounds. We’re now on the 15th cohort, and there’s one program tenant that I continually like to emphasize. 🧵/1
/4 I’ll give you a cap table projection tool, a waterfall analysis tool, + a tool for mapping milestones against financials, but not the financial projections templates themselves.
Note: I'm probably not going to cover your company's funding announcement. Raising capital shows some level of success and is often a great detail to mention in a larger growth story, but the number alone does nothing for me unless there's a good story or lesson behind it.
Thank you, @FastCompany, for recognizing the importance of innovation in birth control – a product that nearly every woman will use at some point in her life. We’re honored to be named as one of FC's Most Innovative Companies of 2021! #FCMostInnovative
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