This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• Using a financial model to build investor confidence
• Investment won't come if you can't attract talent
• The least expected investor question
• Europe Q3 investment numbers slip back

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• The rising appeal of 'passive' investors
• Greasing the skids for your VC's investment memo
• Building your narrative is a messy business
• As deal count falls, how to capture investor attention?

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• How VCs search for hot startups
• Neutralising market timing anxiety for investors
• The Power Law of VC
• Developing a writing culture in the startup

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• When founders trip up on the competition question
• The arms race in seed funding
• When to hire a growth leader
• The growing importance of ESG risk factors

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• Pitching to US investors
• Expanding to the US
• Critical Mass Theory of Startups
• Picking the right early adopters

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• Setting investor expectations pre Product/Market fit
• Test the proposition before the MVP
• Will your business strategy deliver long term value growth?
• Founders must have the ability to 'rethink'