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Should Founders Still Raise in an Economic Downturn?

Dream It

Jason sat down with Steve Barsh , Managing Partner of Dreamit, to give founders relevant downturn strategies. Jason answers critical questions for founders, including: How can your company ensure survival? First, be honest and informed about the state of your business. Your primary job as a founder is to save the business.

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Elevate Your Startup’s Future with 4 Financial Forecasting Game-Changers

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Accurate forecasting informs your leadership team about the startup’s time and risk-taking capacity, facilitating informed decision-making. For example, startups with well-prepared forecasts are better equipped to manage through challenging economic environments.

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I’ve worked with hundreds of unicorns: Here’s what founders and executives need to focus on

TechCrunch

Having helped build a startup and gone under the hood with many unicorns over the past few decades, I’ve seen how some of the best founders and executives position their companies in times of stress to flourish on the other side, whether through a successful IPO, SPAC exit or just stable growth.

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Riot prepares your team against highly sophisticated cyberattacks

TechCrunch

While it is still quite difficult to raise a funding round in the current economic environment, Riot managed to put together an interesting list of investors. Some of Riot’s existing investors also put more money on the table, such as Y Combinator, Funders Club and Founders Future. But it feels like things are accelerating.

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Soci raises $120M in debt and equity to grow its marketing management platform

TechCrunch

Co-founder and CEO Afif Khoury says that the new capital — a combination of debt and equity of which Khoury wouldn’t provide a very detailed breakdown — will be put toward mergers and acquisitions, customer success and international expansion.

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Avarni is building a comprehensive dataset to analyze supply chain emissions 

TechCrunch

Avarni founders Misha Cajic, Tony Yammine and Anuj Paudel. In a statement, Vulpes Ventures managing partner Field Pickering said, “What Avarni has achieved over the last year has been phenomenal and they are on a strong trajectory despite a challenging economic environment.

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On Deck tried to do it all. Now, it’s trying to do less, better

TechCrunch

Erik Torenberg is no longer the co-CEO of On Deck, a tech company that is trying to productize the community in a way that helps founders secure capital and advice. Torenberg, an early Product Hunt employee and the founder of investment firm Village Global, assumed the role only a year ago.