Director compensation has changed significantly over the past few years. While specific data, especially for early and mid-stage companies, remains limited, compensation levels are widely believed to have increased severalfold since the corporate governance issues of the late 1990s. Why…

Deciding between angel investors and venture capital (VC) funds is a common challenge for startups. Fortunately, the choice is often straightforward once the characteristics of the business and its stakeholders are analyzed. Angel investors and VC firms differ significantly in…

A common misconception among early-stage founders is that venture capital (VC) is the primary source of funding for startups. The reality, however, tells a very different story. While VCs often dominate the headlines, their actual contribution at the seed stage…

The Problem with the Modern VC Model Much has been said recently about how the venture capital (VC) model is broken. One of the biggest, yet often overlooked reasons is simple: VC firms have become too large to serve early-stage…