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Building a Fundraising Database

Big Red Car — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 14:00:20 +0000

Building a fundraising database, a perfect subject for an incredibly lovely Monday morning in the ATX. Cool, crisp, sunny — ahhh, on Earth as it is is Texas! So, you are ready to begin fundraising. You need a target list, a database of potential investors. This is true whether you are in the family & […]

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Fundraising, Trump Campaign — Lean, Nimble, Agile

Big Red Car — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 17:42:03 +0000

Fundraising, Big Red Car? Really? Big Red Car here on a glorious crisp day in the ATX — On Earth as it is in Texas, y’all! [Somebody emailed me and told me that was an obnoxious way to open a blog post, so this one is for you, pal. You know who you are and […]

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Dealing With NO! in Fundraising

Big Red Car — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 12:56:06 +0000

Big Red Car here. Yesterday, I had a chat with an entrepreneur who was getting ready to launch his fundraising campaign. He’s smart, articulate, hard working, honest, and naive. He said, “I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around the negativity associated with fundraising.” To which the Big Red Car said, “Do tell.” “Well, […]

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Kissing Frogs and Finding Princes

Big Red Car — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:32:12 +0000

Big Red Car here. Another great day in the ATX and why not? So The Boss is in constant conversation with clients and mentees (ridunkulous word, no?) about the subject of fundraising. We’ve recently spoken of certain issues related to pitch decks and other such minutiae. One of the facts that entrepreneurs are going to […]

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Pitch Perfect

Big Red Car — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:14:49 +0000

Big Red Car here. Hope you are well because it’s another day in paradise here in the ATX, y’all. It is warm, sunny and a little cool this morning but it will be smoking hot this afternoon. On Earth as it is in Texas! So The Boss has been looking at a lot of “pitches” […]

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The Chinese Menu — Product Development

Big Red Car — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:51:34 +0000

Big Red Car here in the ATX, the glorious, sunny, warm ATX and loving it. Come on down, y’all. We’ve been waiting for you. The Boss is working with some Techstars Austin companies. There is a constant drumbeat of raising money and how to do it. One of the first questions any investor is going […]

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Whither the Cap Table?

Big Red Car — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 13:38:18 +0000

Big Red Car here. The Boss is still up around the Sawtooth Mountains. Lovely sunny days and spring skiing conditions. Lovely place, Ketchum, Idaho. As many folks in Idaho as in Austin but way better fly fishing. OK, cold and rainy here in the ATX today but 80F by the weekend. I can’t wait for […]

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Convertible Debt

Big Red Car — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:59:27 +0000

Big Red Car here. Well, it’s cold and raw here in the ATX. Not convertible weather which gets me thinking about a different type of convertible — convertible debt. The Boss received several questions as to when and how convertible debt would be used by a startup. This explanation will give you the basics. First, […]

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Fundraising developments

Big Red Car — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 13:59:13 +0000

Big Red Car here. The Boss is back in town through the rest of the year — well, except for a visit to NYC and a couple of weeks of skiing in early December. The Boss likes that skiing. It’s already snowed in the Rockies. This morning he was up early and had a conversation […]

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