Founders + Funders Forum

Welcome! This club is here to provide founders and investors with real information and solutions. We will explain the real, useful stuff no one will tell you, but assume you already know. This is not about selling anything to members, constantly pitching your services, adding followers, general puffery or ego-driven functions. We’re strictly about solving problems, and providing USEFUL, ACTIONABLE INFORMATION. Please follow admins Alexandra & Jedd below and feel free to contact us if you can bring value and are interested in hosting a room or speaking on a panel. Bullish!t and jargon free zone. Most industries will be covered, including tech and non-tech: • Apps • CPG • Crypto and blockchain • Hardware • SAAS • Biotech • And more Discussions will include topics like: • How to fundraise, including types of documents and understanding accredited vs nonaccredited investors • Non-VC funding options (including banks, equity crowdfunding, kickstarters, presales, grants, etc) • Legal issues of all kinds - tax, securities, corporate, employment, etc - and when you need what provider • Accounting issues • Pricing • How to spot good and bad service providers and vendors • Understanding terminology • How to start a startup • How to build your team • When and how to hire and fire • Getting product-market fit • Intellectual property and patents • Getting to revenue • Scaling growth • Understanding MVPs • Exploring and understanding different business models • Exploring and understanding milestones and KPIs (key performance indicators) • How understand and evaluate a company’s financial statements • Establishing distribution and supply chains • Strategic issues, including joint ventures and acquisitions, and entering new markets • What makes a company “investable” • How to be a good angel investor • Understanding due diligence • Explaining roles and obligations of advisors, directors, officers, and shareholders • Building out your operations • Handling corporate theft • Understanding equity and debt • Exit strategies • And more All skill levels welcome, but some discussions will be designated as prior knowledge required to indicate level of discussion. Join us! Bring questions. Get answers. ________ EDIT: For those who are nominating members who AREN’T on CH (it’s a very long queue), it’s easier if you add them first, then nominate them. I am out of invites for off CH individuals, and don’t know when I’ll be able to add more.