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Empowering People Starts with Language

What story are your words telling? Every day at Investable, we get to meet with amazing entrepreneurs who are audacious enough to try to...

Why Authentic Communication Matters with Alexx Hall

Alexx Hall is the VP of Strategic Partnerships at Kapitus, one of our capital partners here at Investable. Alexx is both tenacious and...

Let's Stop Bullshi*ting Investors

Sex sells, but authenticity sells better. And yet, entrepreneurs keep selling sex to investors. They pitch venture concepts earnestly,...

Make the Truth Good, Then Tell It

Many investors invest in startups where success seems inevitable. Success seems inevitable when founders have a clear sense of where they...

Fall in Love With Risk (or Using Risk as a Competitive Advantage)

Many founders and funders think of risk as a bad thing, but risk is a reality for a company or investment at every stage of development....

Valuation Planning for the Lifetime of Your Business (and Why Dilution Can Be a Good Thing)

When valuing their company, many founders ask, “how high of a valuation can I get?” When founders approach valuation this way, it is a...

Analyzing Your Financials Like an Investor

Investors analyze your financials to compare your historical performance with your projections, to find pitfalls or overlooked...

Communicating That You Can Unlock Value Using Funding

An investor simply wants to understand, “Why is this startup worth investing in?”, which is another way of saying, “If I give this...

Want to Raise Money or Grow Your Business? Start by Defining Success

Want to raise money or grow your business? Start by defining success. We meet with lots of founders that say they want to raise money....