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A playbook for fundraising

https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/a-playbook-for-fundraising

This blog is a god sent playbook for fundraising for founders who are looking to raise capital. The author breaks down the process into 4 detailed parts: Preparation, Outreach, Navigating the process, and Partner meetings + closing. This is one of the most comprehensive funding guides I’ve ever read.

Seed Rounds At $100mm Post Money

https://avc.com/2021/11/seed-rounds-at-100mm-post-money/

Fred Wilson shares his concerns on $100mn post money seed rounds. "The failure rates are so high in early-stage investing that the power-law curves are steep. If your best-performing investment, after taking significant dilution, cannot return your early-stage fund, then you are doing something wrong."

In Online Ed, Content Is No Longer King—Cohorts Are

https://future.a16z.com/cohort-based-courses/

Education today is cheap and freely available thanks to Youtube, newsletters, and blogs. Content is the play of the last decade. It is almost impossible to stand out as a new content creator in today's world. Enter cohort based courses which make use of hands-on, active learning and encourage learning from peers.

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Open position: Organic Growth Consultant 🚀 

HabitStrong runs live online habit-building bootcamps. The company is founded by Rajan Singh who is an IIT graduate and an MBA from Wharton. He has served in the Indian Police Service as Trivandrum Police Commissioner, as a McKinsey consultant, and as an investment professional with a private equity fund. He is looking for an Organic Growth Consultant 🚀:

Requirement: He/she would be someone who has significantly scaled up a startup primarily using organic/ non-paid processes, e.g., content/SEO, etc. It could be someone taking on a sabbatical after a startup exit or whose commitments are light enough to take out couple of hours a week.

Commitment: The person should help the company set the direction for each week and get into the details and key metrics via a 2-hour call every week. 

Compensation: Open to compensating the right person at market rates via only cash OR cash + equity.

If you fit the bill or know anyone who does, please drop an email with links to your/their online profile to ss@malpaniventures.com with subject "HabitStrong: Growth Consultant [First Name Last Name]"

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