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PURPLE SAGE VENTURES

Resources

Starting a company or trying to raise capital? Check out our favorite resources on key topics

Interesting Reads

Product-Market Fit: The Importance of Founder-led Sales

First Round Review

Q4 2022 Venture Financing Report - Downward Trends Continue...

COOLEYGO

VC Dollars To Black Startup Founders Fell More Than 50% In 2022

Crunchbase

Women-founded startups raised 1.9% of all VC funds in 2022, a drop from 2021

TechCrunch

The Basics

Founder Focused

Investor Focused

PitchBook

Venture Capital, Private Equity and M&A Glossary

AngelList

Venture Capital Glossary

Soaked

VC Glossary for Your Investor Meeting

StartupFlux

Startup, Business, and Venture Capital Glossary

Embroker

Start Up and VC Terms for Every Funding Stage

37 Angels

Sample Startup Pitch Deck (Slideshare)

20 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Raising Money

Christoph Janz: 5 Ways to Build a $100M Business

An Entrepreneur’s Quick Guide to Working with Angel Investors

Both Sides of the Table: Understanding How Dilution Affects You at a Startup

HBR: Practical Advice for Raising Early Stage Venture Capital

James Altucher: The Ultimate Cheat Sheet to Starting and Running Your Own Business

Smashing Magazine: 10 Common Mistakes in Logo Design

Advice on Advisor Options and The Startup Advisor Cheat Sheet

4Degrees: The Best Venture Capital Books Every VC Should Read

17 Venture Capital Blogs You Should Be Reading

Balance of Power: Promoting More Women in Leadership

No Red Lights: Reflections on Life, 50 Years in Venture Capital, and Never Driving Alone by Alan Patricof

Seraf Investor Blog

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