Stock Options for Climate Tech Founders: Avoiding Early Mistakes
Equity is one of the most powerful tools you have for attracting and retaining great people. Founders don’t need to be experts on all of the terms and tax implications, but should be well-versed enough to be strategic about early grants. Here’s how we advise founders to get ahead of the most common mistakes and […]
Putting Your Cash To Work: Money Management for Climate Tech Founders
We work with climate tech founders across every stage of growth, and one of the most overlooked post-raise priorities is treasury management. There’s always something more urgent competing for attention in the weeks after a close (we get it!). But moving your cash reserves into a high-yield account can have six figure implications, and avoiding […]
Fundraising is a job interview
Key Takeaways: Investors fund teams, not just businesses: Nearly all (93%) of early stage VCs say that management team is an important factor for deciding whether to invest; over half (53%) say it’s the MOST important factor. VCs tend to place more weight on how capable you appear in practice than on past titles or […]