After you have qualified your angel investor leads and prioritized those with the highest likelihood of investing, it’s time to reach out to them. This is usually the part where founders get most intimidated and confused about what to do. Fear not, however! I’ve got some actionable and effective tactics that will demystify the process … more
Fundraising is sales, and as any good salesperson will tell you, the first step in the sales process is qualifying or vetting leads. In other words, it’s deciding, based on pre-determined criteria, how likely a lead is to buy what you are selling. You can either spend 10 hours trying to convince a lead that … more
While more women and founders of color are starting startups, investment in startups led by women, Black and Latinx founders continues to stay persistently low. Startup accelerators are often the first step on a founder’s investment journey, so it’s critical to see which startup accelerators are most likely to invest in underrepresented founders. We rank … more
PopPD is modern professional development for teachers by teachers and delivered in an interactive, bite-size, social format. PopPD is disrupting the $18B K-12 professional development (PD) market, which primarily consists of legacy professional development consulting companies. Beyond the ineffectiveness of teaching outdated methods, the delivery of these tools in a lecture format leaves teachers frustrated … more
Announcing Beta Boom‘s recent investment in Upside Health. Upside Health is transforming chronic pain assessment and treatment. The startup’s software as a medical device (SaMD), known as the Branch Health app, extends care out of the office through assessments, resources, virtual appointments with nurses, while providing vital support for patients and actionable insights to pain … more
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