This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• Founders taking equity release at Series A
• VCs doing due diligence before the initial pitch
• The forces a founder can't control - but must deeply understand

This week on the startup to scaleup journey, a look ahead to 2022:

• European VC deal value will break new records in 2022
• International investors will boost European investment in 2022
• 2022 startup planning: Founders must 'rethink'

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• Fly on the wall: How VCs raise capital
• Making early-stage board meetings high value-add
• US investors accelerating European investment

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• The State of European Tech in 2021
• Understanding a VC's true investment thesis
• Are unicorns draining the talent pool?

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• How to avoid being fired as CEO
• How long can this VC investment boom last?
• VCs are adding 'green' clauses to Term Sheets

This week on the startup to scaleup journey:

• VCs will only fund 'category winners'
• European founders must better understand the US investor mindset
• Solo GPs are changing the face of VC