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Getting serious about Series B: 3 documents that will help founders control the narrative

TechCrunch

This is one of the lessons I wish I understood when raising a Series B, so I hope you find this advice helpful when you navigate your larger raises. A good strategy memo becomes the guideline for how the entire diligence process unfolds. An elegant strategy memo is your most important document.

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How Entrepreneurs Can Prevent Problems In Their Work-From-Home Strategy

Entrepreneurs' Organization

When Pete approached me for advice, I recommended the “Failure-Proofing” strategy, which is a pragmatic and easy-to-use technique to defend against planning and project disasters. The records division would be included in the last batch to be migrated, to give ample time to convert all documents and processes to digital forms.

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Why you should never have a data room — the most counter-intuitive fund-raising advice you’ll ever…

Both Sides of the Table

the most counter-intuitive fund-raising advice you’ll ever get I’m about to offer you some fund-raising advice that flies directly in the face of what most conventional wisdom will tell you. These collective sets of documents form the basis of what somebody looking at investing would call “financial due diligence.” It doesn’t.

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Proven Strategies to Efficiently Manage a Remote Team

Smart Hustle Magazine

A simple example would be sending resource material (documents or spreadsheets) or agendas that your employees must read before a scheduled meeting. Simply emailing them turns inefficient in the long run, as once the document has been updated, the newer versions would need to be emailed. Synchronous Communication.

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Learnings of a CEO: Max Rhodes, Faire

Y Combinator

Outside of the YC community, little has been documented on best practices to be an effective CEO. Much of my time is spent setting the vision and strategy for Faire and driving the execution of that strategy. Communicating the strategy to the entire company requires multiple channels and repetition.

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Announcing the YC Startup Library

Y Combinator

The library consolidates the knowledge and advice we’ve previously published and provides a central location for new content. From fundraising document templates , to tips on how to pitch , to strategies for navigating COVID — we hope that our library offers something useful to every founder.

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Simon Says: Have “The Talk” with your parents

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The intention is also to create asset protection strategies so creditors, predators or ex-family members, cannot access the monies that your mom and dad worked so hard to accumulate. You also need to know who are the executors, trustees, and beneficiaries of all your parents’ legal documents. CRN-3730060-082421.