Startup Funding Espresso – Financial Work by Stage of Funding

Financial Work by Stage of Funding Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Each stage of funding requires financial work to be done by the startup. Here's a list of financial goals to consider for your startups fundraise: Pre-seed -- identify locked value in a customer segment. The output of this stage is a target market that is ripe for disruption with revenue potential. Seed -- identify a case for the business in unit economic terms. The output of this stage is a revenue model that works on a unit economic basis. Seed+ -- refine the business model. The output of this stage is a business model that works consistently. Series A -- build the business model that provides a 50% return on invested capital. The output of this stage is a business model that not only sustains the business but also grows it. Series B -- build the business model that scales the business. The output of this stage is a business model for rapid growth to scale. Series C -- acquire other businesses. The output of this stage is to identify businesses to acquire that maintain the return on invested capital. IPO -- build a war chest. The output of this stage is funding that can take the business into new markets. Each stage of funding presents the startup with a financial challenge . Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding. Let's go startup something today. _______________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ For Investors check out: https://tencapital.group/investor-landing/ For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/ For eGuides check out: https://tencapital.group/education/ For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/ For Feedback please contact [email protected] Please follow, share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of Bensound.