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What the &@#* is going on in this market? And how to think through your cash needs. Advice from Elizabeth Yin

Taxes for VCs are super complicated. And the risk of mismanaging your taxes – or misreporting your returns – is high. Here's a summary of why you need a great tax accountant, the kinds of situations they'll help you navigate, where to look for them, and signals they're a good fit for your VC fund.

The difference between pre-seed, seed, post-seed, mango seeds, and series A stages.

What is a fund audit? Why is it necessary and why is it so awful? We dive into everything a fund manager needs to know about audits.

Should I find a male co-founder to get funded quicker? Is there any truth to this?

What should a normal and healthy growth curve look like for Series A and beyond?

How do you successfully launch a pre-order campaign? When should you reach out to investors?

Here are the five things you need to communicate to investors for a great pitch.

We cover what a fund admin does, why it's the most important aspect of back-office ops, what makes a good fund admin, and where things can go wrong.

A no shop clause is the venture equivalent of serial monogamy, ensuring a company isn't talking to other VCs as you're preparing to make an investment.

Three key benefits for starting your business in Delaware for both founders and investors. Don't make the same mistake Eric Bahn did incorporating in his own state, unless you live in Delaware of course.

We realized there's a big similarity between dating and investing: the danger of a charmer.

Q: What data is important for early-stage founders to know and understand? Two main things come to mind: revenue and user retention.

Q: How do you identify talented founders apart from their schooling and work experience? Here are the four traits we look for.

Q: How do I build my initial investor network? We share five concrete strategies to get started.

Someone has sued Eric in every startup he has ever started. 😯 Here's how to protect your business and lower your risk of getting into trouble.

VCs don't just need to write one newsletter. They need to write three: one for their LPs, portfolio companies, and the general public. The good news is that they don't need to be weekly. Let's break it down!

Jillian Manus is an investor, entrepreneur, philanthropist. But she's so much more than all of that.

A list of 100 terms all aspiring VCs or angel investors should know.

What should you say and do when a founder tells you that their company is shutting down?

Part 2 of our conversation with Andy Louis-Charles, Chief Strategy Officer at Custom Ink.

Matt Bell built the product behind Matterport before he knew what problem it was going to solve or who he was going to sell it to. And somehow... it worked.

A 5-part deep-dive into why Hustle Fund invested into a startup.

A conversation with Andy Louis-Charles, chief strategy officer at Custom Ink.

Deb Liu is the CEO of Ancestry. And before that she worked for tech giants like PayPal, eBay, and Meta. But Deb isn't your typical "big tech" employee - she bring a scrappy startup mindset that we can all learn from. And she's speaking at Camp Hustle on May 17, 2023.

Hustle's Fund's crappy pitch deck eventually helped us raise $100 million.

Don't let ugly slides ruin your chances of getting funded. Here are simple techniques to clean up your slide deck that even non-designers can do.

Advice for founders, investors, and leaders in moments of crisis. Also - suggestions on how to diversify your funds in light of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse.

Part 2 of our conversation with Tess Frugé, a fractional COO and Angel Squad member.

We put Hustle Fund's 5-pillar evaluation process into action by taking a closer look at why we invested in a startup called Daily Blends.

A conversation with Tess Frugé, a fractional COO and Angel Squad member.

Here's what happened when a first-time founder who loved anime built a content library for his friends and ended up starting a billion-dollar company. This is the story of Crunchyroll. And the founder is speaking at Camp Hustle in 2023.

Using Discord to validate an idea? This founder is nuts… or maybe just brilliant.

Acquiring customers is great for any early-stage company. But how do you know what their retention is? Or if it's even a focus?

Some founders believe that growth is so important to a business (and to investors) that it’s worthwhile to focus on unprofitable growth. This might be true for some, but it doesn't apply to everyone. Here's why.

Elizabeth Yin has reviewed over 40,000 pitches over her career. Here are the questions she asks to early-stage startup founders who are fundraising.

Our best practices to securing meetings with investors.

What angel investors need to know about valuing early-stage startups.

Don’t celebrate just yet… there’s still more work left to do.