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Monetization: When the Rubber Hits the Road

I once talked to a founder who had developed a revolutionary water purification technology that was not only 10X cheaper than existing…

Jul 3

Monetization: When the Rubber Hits the Road

Jul 3

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The Unsung Hero of Great Financial Models

I’ve often wondered why founders struggle so much to explain and defend their startup’s financial projections. Then I sat in on a financial…

Jul 1

The Unsung Hero of Great Financial Models

Jul 1

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Your Funding Decision IS Your Payday Decision: Play to Win

I talked to a founder recently who’d had a successful exit, when she made an offhand comment: “I’ll never do a deal with liquidation…

Jun 24

Your Funding Decision IS Your Payday Decision: Play to Win

Jun 24

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The Founder’s Guide to Finding Right Fit Capital

Of late, my LinkedIn feed has been stuffed with posts on how to “hack” an intro to VCs. Looking at it, you’d think that all an early stage…

Jun 22

The Founder’s Guide to Finding Right Fit Capital

Jun 22

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The Unsung Hero of Great Financial Models

I’ve often wondered why founders struggle so much to explain and defend their startup’s financial projections. Then I sat in on a financial…

Jun 19

The Unsung Hero of Great Financial Models

Jun 19

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The Problem of “Pitch-itis” And How to Cure It

I recently spoke to a founder who had won first place in a six-figure pitch competition. She was excited about getting funded but was…

Nov 18, 2024

The Problem of “Pitch-itis” And How to Cure It

Nov 18, 2024

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The One Step That Can 10X Your Startup’s Progress

A few years ago we visited Houston to see the Saturn V rocket — the one that put humans on the moon. The exciting part was the countdown…

Nov 4, 2024

The One Step That Can 10X Your Startup’s Progress

Nov 4, 2024

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Many Wrongs Make a Right: The Real Truth About Models

I see many smart early-stage founders whose pitch decks completely skip the financials, or provide a cursory set of numbers that are just a…

Oct 20, 2024

Many Wrongs Make a Right: The Real Truth About Models

Oct 20, 2024

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The Last Mile Trap in Pitching, and How You Can Fix It

The startup was building a transformational hard-tech product. The technology was impressive. They had a functioning prototype, and a…

Oct 6, 2024

The Last Mile Trap in Pitching, and How You Can Fix It

Oct 6, 2024

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Why Customer Discovery Can Go Wrong, And How to Fix It

There’s a problem in the startup world that I rarely see addressed. It can trip up your efforts in a big way, and is invisible unless…

Sep 22, 2024

Why Customer Discovery Can Go Wrong, And How to Fix It

Sep 22, 2024

Shubha K. Chakravarthy

Shubha K. Chakravarthy

Chief Financial Storyteller @Achiiv || HSBC | McKinsey | Chicago Booth || Host of the Invisible Ink podcast |

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