
For Founders
How Could Funding Possibly Be Bad for You?
Think very carefully before taking any round of funding. And no, the primary concern isn’t dilution. The real issue? Funding closes off exit opportunities.

For Investors
For Founders
What Is Pre-VC Funding? It’s Investing Ahead of the Herd
While traditional VCs continue to focus on larger deals, many early-stage companies are raising smaller rounds well below the investment minimums of traditional institutional venture capital.

For Founders
The Truth About Small Seed Rounds
The biggest fundraising mistakes we see are setting a target raise that’s too high and getting anchored on the idea of securing a "lead" investor.

For Investors
Moneyball for Tech Startups
The Moneyball philosophy has clear parallels to early-stage investing, where conventional wisdom often drives decision-making.

For Investors
You Can't Pick Winners at the Pre-Seed Stage
In over one hundred comparisons of human judgment to simple statistical models, humans have never won.

For Investors
Diversification Is a "Fact"
In science, there isn't really any such thing as a "fact". Just different degrees of how strongly the evidence supports a theory. But diversification is about as close as we get.

For Investors
Even If You're "Good", Diversification Matters
Even if you do believe in someone’s exceptional skill at rolling the dice, you may still be better off backing an unskilled roller. Diversification is that powerful.

For Investors
Tax-Free QSBS Gains: The Best Kept Secret in Venture Capital
For venture capital investors, Qualified Business Stock (QSBS) is one of the most lucrative tax benefits hiding in plain sight. It allows investors to keep more of their returns by eliminating taxes on gains.

For Founders
Minimum Viable Investor Updates
Stop over-complicating your investor updates.

For Founders
#1 Mistake: Planning for Series A?
The mistake is planning for Series A at all.

For Founders
Your Pitch Deck Is Wrong
We see a lot of pitch decks. Hundreds per year. Almost every one is wrong.

For Founders
Investor Updates: Dos and Don’ts
This post is your guide to writing updates that are not just sent but read, valued, and acted upon. From building a sustainable habit to crafting updates that inform and engage, we’ll cover the dos and don’ts to help you get the most out of every email.

For Investors
For Founders
Report: How Are Pre-Seed and Seed VC Firms Investing in 2024?
Right Side Capital surveyed Pre-Seed and Seed VCs on their 2024 investments, and they shared what they want to see from founders in this fundraising environment.

For Founders
The Founder-Led Sales Process that Drove $600K in ARR
Kelvin Johnson, CEO of Brevity, shares the five-step sales process that tailors to a prospect’s pain points and adapts to his customer’s needs.

For Founders
For Investors
Understanding the RSCM Difference
RSCM isn't like other startup investors because we look at the investment process like engineers. We've defined our ideal profile, and when we find it, we make a decision fast.