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Funding Milestones, Raising in Tranches, and the Emotional Cost Curve
A newsletter for founders & friends
Gale Wilkinson
June 12, 2023
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Welcome to the 71st edition of Re:VITALIZE, a newsletter with tactics, strategies, and stories on building companies plus our favorite future of work reads, going out to 3,400+ people each week. Forward to a friend who may want to subscribe!
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š„ Funding Milestones and Benchmarks
šFounders wondering what funding requirements to meet & milestones to achieve at pre-seed, seed and series A: @fou@founding a benchmark chart together for you. h/t @tma@tmaleh9p
— Lolita Taub (@lolitataub)
Jun 2, 2023
š„ Raising In Tranches For Fundraising Urgency
RAISING IN TRANCHES, add urgency to your fundraising round using this underutilized technique
Founder University #8
Let's break it down.š§µ
— Darrel Frater āļø (@DarrelFrater)
Jun 3, 2023
š„ The Founder Emotional Cost Curve
If youāre building a startup, or have ever attempted to build a startup, you know this āEmotional Cost Curveā to be completely true.
Source & Cred @Gar@Gartner_incp
— VT (@VusiThembekwayo)
Jun 8, 2023
Founder Resourcesļ»æ
Crowdsourced: tools and platforms to create pitch decks
The Ultimate Guide to SaaS Pricing Models
The Most Common Go-to-Market Questions From Early Founders
One of the biggest moats for a startup
$300K SaaS acquisition story and lessons
16 movies for startup founders
Future of Work Reads
The Future Of Work: Personalization, Accessibility, And Inclusion As Catalysts For Success (Forbes)
Build a Strong Learning Culture on Your Team (HBR)
Generative AI Will Elevate Humans Into Higher-Value Jobs ā Talking Markets (WSJ)
Harvard-trained psychologist: 3 āoverlookedā red flags that your job is setting you up for burnout (CNBC)
This is the secret to attracting Gen Z talent (Fast Company)
Will the four-day workweek get employees back in office? (BBC)
The World of VITALIZE
VITALIZE portfolio company Suma and its CEO Beatriz Acevedo were highlighted on Harlem Capitalās More Equity podcast featuring Daniela Corrente
The Mom Project, a VITALIZE portfolio company, has been named as having one of Chicago's best designed (coolest) offices in 2023 by Crain's Chicago Business
VITALIZE portfolio company CloudEagle partners with BambooHR
Placer, a VITALIZE portfolio company, was mentioned in a Forbes article about Bloomingdaleās traffic patterns
VITALIZE Angels applications for June Cohort are now open! Apply here
Open jobs at VITALIZE portfolio companies
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