VC math, fund construction, power laws — and the 10-step tactical playbook every founder needs before they walk into a fundraise.
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Fund construction, power laws, ownership targets — the math behind every "no."
What "big enough" means to a fund, and how to position your TAM credibly.
Why your story has to land before your metrics matter. How to build it.
The 7 numbers investors actually look at — and the 4 wrong answers that kill deals.
Warm intros, tiered targets, timing — how to run a process instead of spraying decks.
Why small vision kills deals even with traction. Reframing without lying.
Market selection, competitive positioning, and category creation.
How aligned teams close rounds faster. How fuzzy strategy kills them.
Sequencing your pre-raise milestones for maximum signal compression.
Warm network, consistent momentum, and what "fundable founder" actually looks like.
Most founders pitch based on what they've built. Most VCs say no based on math the founder never saw. The mismatch isn't about product quality — it's about frame.
A typical $100M fund needs to return 3× to be considered good. That's $300M returned to LPs. If a VC takes a 20% stake at your seed round, and that stake gets diluted to ~10% by Series B — your company needs to exit at $3B+ for that single investment to return the fund.
That's why a VC can genuinely believe in your product and still pass. You're not venture scale — not because you're not building something real, but because the math doesn't work inside their fund model. Understanding this shifts everything about how you position, who you pitch, and...
The 10-step playbook. Full VC math. Anti-patterns at every stage. Everything you need before your next fundraise.
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