Dave Bailey's Blog

There’s a lot of PR attached to $100M+ acquisitions, which makes them seem more common than they actually are. In reality, only a small fraction of companies ever get...

Facts tell but stories sell. The following storytelling techniques will transform your pitch narrative from flat to fantastic.

If you want to be one of the 15% of seed-funded tech companies that raise a Series A, keep reading.

In this essay, we’ll run through my Top 36 fundraising tips. But...

I was so sure that I would raise the money.

The whole board was convinced too.

After two long years of hard graft, Spotnight—our mobile app to show you the quirkiest...

The term ‘vision’ was always too fluffy for my liking. It conjured up notions of countryside retreats, with campfires, guitars, and mild hallucinogenic...

It takes more than a good pitch to make investors love you. Here are some behaviours that make a great impression on the other side of the table.

Not all startup ideas are created equal. After seeing a lot of startups come and go, I’ve noticed patterns in the way founders describe their ideas, and whether they end...

When entrepreneurs ask me how to raise the money to build their product idea, my answer is always the same: you’re asking the wrong question.

If you’re reaching out to investors only when you need their money, you’re reaching out too late. Here’s how to start building relationships with investors...

When it comes to startup summaries, everyone’s a critic. But here’s a pitch formula to help you grab an investor's attention—and hold it. 

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