This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• Too many founders are invisible in the public sphere
• The most critical slide in the deck: 'Why now?'
• Why VCs will pass on your startup
• Why startups fail - feedback from post mortems
• Despite the flood of talent, hiring hasn't become easier

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• Don't study greatness, study failure
• How to respond to VC Associates
• Diversity in VC
• Board letters bring better perspective
• Public to Private shift continues

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• A deeper dive into VC funds raised in 1H20
• SaaS business models dominate investor interest
• The hierarchy of Marketplace business models
• Writing is a critical skill for founders
• How Covid-19 has affected VC decisions and investments

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• Latest European investment data 2Q20
• What investors say about founders
• Choosing your investors wisely
• New developments in SaaS business models
• The Future Fund keeps on giving

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• Lesson #1: Choose your investors wisely
• Lesson #2: Funding is a process of lines not dots
• Lesson #3: Develop your storytelling
• Lesson #4: Hire the very best talent
• Lesson #5: Have a framework for decision making

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• Sharp decline in equity investment for the UK in 1H20
• European Funds raising record amounts of capital during Covid
• When Tailwinds Vanish - what will VCs spend all this cash on?
• Solving 'harder problems' may lead to the reshaping of VC