Startup Strategy
4 Business Lessons from "Balloon Boy"
The national media and several million people spent hours watching and empty balloon flying around last week, followed by countless...
by Scott Maxwell
Marketing
Who cares?
As an expansion stage venture capital firm with business development services, we spend a lot of time working with our...
by Scott Maxwell
Startup Strategy
Time to focus on your company exit strategy?
Global venture capital seems in tough shape at the moment, with a lot of capital deployed over the last decade...
by Scott Maxwell
Startup Strategy
Plans are always wrong. Planning is always right!
"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there." Lewis Caroll As an expansion stage...
by Scott Maxwell
Finance & Operations
What Is Expansion Stage?
I frequently get asked the question "What is expansion stage?" From a high level perspective, if early stage is when...
by Scott Maxwell
Finance & Operations
Is Corporate Venture Capital Right for Your Business?
I get a question periodically from emerging growth technology companies that are raising venture capital regarding corporate venture capital. Specifically,...
by Scott Maxwell
Finance & Operations
Raising Venture Capital
I get the question all the time from people that are considering raising venture capital asking what venture capital investors...
by Scott Maxwell
Startup Strategy
The New "Great" means "Less Bad"
As I talk to venture capital investors, expansion stage companies, and others in my growth equity network, I am hearing...
by Scott Maxwell