This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• What Europe's Q3 VC figures reveal
• Founders must be masters of persuasion
• Stop talking and let the investor ask questions

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• Founders must 'begin with the end in mind'
• Crossing the Chasm - from Seed to Series A
• The supremacy of 'category power'

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• A VC's fund size will dictate their investment strategy
• Emerging fund managers are like first-time founders
• If you're wrong about the problem the solution doesn't matter.

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• Founders dust off campaigns that were put on hold
• How investors assess risk
• Thesis-driven investors are changing the due diligence landscape

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• VC investment down in 3Q22 but founders respond
• “Default investable” vs “Default uninvestable.”
• Making early-stage board meetings high value-add

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• Patient capital delivers big returns
• Venture debt increasing as equity gets squeezed
• Learning how to shape the narrative