Adamant Blog - Startup Fundraising Tips

I challenge myself to expound on any fundraising insights or reflections on the startup experience that might be helpful to founders whenever I can. That takes the form of essays and illustrations. You can find all of those published here and also distributed in my weekly Fundraising Fieldnotes newsletter (please subscribe!)

The Art of Remote Pitching

Accelerators- Expensive Capital, or More?

"Let me tell you a secret..."

From MVP to MVC: Rethinking Early-Stage Startup Strategies

Keys to mastering investor diligence

What's The Deal With Due Diligence? pt. I

You Aren't Doing Enough In Person + Stories From Brazil

Do you Have This VC Requirement? (Purity of Motivation)

Capturing Value from your Investors

Venture Capital: A Means to an End or an Essential Partner?

Does AI = Always Invest?

Translating the 9 most common lines in VC emails

8 Unsung Heroes in Fundraising - Recognize & Nurture These Relationships

5 Controversial Fundraising Ideas

Following up after a pitch - what do I do now?

Soft Commitments? They suck. Why, When, and How...

Failure to Launch in Fundraising

Asking for help in fundraising (you're doing it wrong)

Sending the best signal in fundraising

Fundraising is this… over and over again

This common mistake will crush your chance of getting an intro

WhatsApp for Investor Comms

Positive Updates on SVB

How the SVB saga impacts fundraising (spoiler: it’s not good)

The Curse of Overvaluation: a Breakdown pt. II

The Curse of Overvaluation: a Breakdown pt. I

Leveraging your cap table for HELP

Decks - do you pass on using them in fundraising?

1st time founders are terrible… do accelerators help?

Happiness in Fundraising

How NOT to end a networking meeting

Why Can’t I Hire Someone to Raise Money for Me?

How to Leverage Investor Lists

Holiday Gifts to Help Founders Fundraise

How to Leverage Herd Mentality in Fundraising

How VCs are like Gift Card Businesses

WARNING: in dealmaking, you're not agreeing to math.

Deciphering: “Don’t think this is venture-backable”

Time to Party (Round) – the what, why, & how of party rounds

Try this hack to 10x your fundraising instincts and confidence

Key Fundraising Role Models & Insights / Funded Season 3

You failed a VC Pop Quiz…now what?

Should you raise before or after launch?

“How do I tell investors I won’t lose their money?”

Deciphering: “What’s your timeline?”

Uncapped SAFEs: when to use them, no cap

“You’re too early” - the why and how to react

The Insider Advantage: Reducing the information gap between Founders & VCs

A fundraising failure to learn from (Investor Skydiving) pt. II

Time builds relationships. But it also kills deals. (Investor Skydiving) pt. I

How social media drives investor interest

Why your intro requests aren’t working (and how to fix it)

Building a Fundraising Foundation

Drive to Survive (extend your runway…)

The Silver Lining of Pausing Your Fundraise

The Misunderstood Parts of Dilution and Venture Math

Data Rooms - why, when, and how? (oh and what the heck are they?)

Surviving the current mess: perspective and fundraising tips

Add these gems to make your investor update shine

Lead vs. Co-Lead, what's the deal?

A Killer Guide to combining an Angel Army with Stacked Notes

When is a SAFE Unsafe?

The large impact of small actions in fundraising

Cold Email Psychology (what it is and how to use it)

Avoid this “detailed” mistake - Live tape from a coaching session

This is Why Preparing to Fundraise is Hard

Fundraising’s Cold Start Problem

The Kingmaking Power of Angel Investors

How to Network Starting From Nothing

22 Essential Newsletters for Startup Founders in 2023

Congrats, you just closed a round!... Now what?

Should I change to web3 to fundraise? Hell n…maybe?

Founders- It’s Time to Ask for Help

How Fundraising Skills Lead to Successful Recruiting

The 6 most important fundraising concepts of 2021

A Holiday Fundraising Pro Tip

Building an Angel Army

The most effective framework for investor communications - WWPCD

They passed before, why should they invest now?

Seeking Alpha in Startups (What is your unique insight?)