This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• Founder/Market fit will confirm your competitive edge
• Go where you can win: find Minimum Viable Happiness
• Corporate partnerships can make or break
• Don't miss this unique PR moment

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• Leaders need managers
• Asking for investor help - the cruel irony
• Europe: good at innovation but bad at commercialisation
• US startups are also targeting European investment

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• The best investor decks hide the truth
• Great founders are below average
• European VC deal value could break all records this year
• UK investment data for Q3 2020 is a tough reality check

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• Handling investor rejection
• Top investor criteria - TAM, Team and Timing
• Preference Shares - not all are equal
• Competitor comparisons - a classic mistake

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• European Venture funding in Q3 - megadeals abound
• Investors will evaluate YOU before they evaluate your pitch
• Why aren't investors calling you?
• How to craft the cold approach email

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• Global Venture funding 3Q20 - winners and losers
• Sell the problem not the solution
• How to avoid 'dead equity'
• Don't send your fundraising deck as a link