Signals are small hints used by investors to make a quick decision about your company. This post lists down all 32 signals used by VCs and investors to quickly eliminate founders.
By Stéphane Nasser| September 14, 2026Set up an investor pipeline, qualify your list, map intro pathways, and run your raise.
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By Stéphane Nasser| August 2, 2026Learn how to calculate your startup's market size using bottom-up, top-down, and value-theory methods. Understand TAM, SAM, SOM, and what VCs actually look for.
By Stéphane Nasser| July 4, 2026What does the perfect pitch deck look like? Well, we built it. We took the absolute best slides, we put the together, and we created a deck that no investor could pass - ever.
By Stéphane Nasser| July 1, 2026In this article, I want to walk through how investor outreach actually fits inside a fundraising strategy. When cold outreach works, when it doesn't, and how to build a process that maximizes your odds of landing investor meetings.
By Stéphane Nasser| June 22, 2026Many founders ignore how VCs make money. In my opinion, that's a mistake. Today, we're fixing this situation! In this post, you will learn how VC firms actually make money - including some of their dirty tricks - and what it means for you as a founder.
By Stéphane Nasser| June 1, 2026Warm intros are the cornerstone of today's fundraising, for better and for worse. So how do you get one intro? Or even 100? This post will tell you everything you need about warm intros to VCs.
By Stéphane Nasser| May 11, 2026We went through 500+ VC horror stories and compiled the best ones for your masochistic pleasure.
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