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Ein Startup gründen – von der Gründung bis zum Exit

How to start a startup - from founding to exit

If you are an entrepreneur with a great idea for a startup, then you have come to the right place. In this blog post, we will discuss how to create and grow your startup. In this article, we will cover topics such as how to start the business,...

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The Definitive Guide to Cash Management for Companies

The Definitive Guide to Cash Management for Companies

This article is a comprehensive guide to corporate cash management, from budgeting and forecasting to monitoring and investing. What is cash management and why is it important? Cash management is the day-to-day management of cash inflows and...

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Venture Capitalist vs Angel Investor

Venture Capitalist vs Angel Investor

Deciding to take your business to the next level is a big step, and there are many different paths you can take. One of the most common decisions entrepreneurs have to make is whether to work with a business angel to...

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How to build healthy investor relationships

How to build healthy investor relationships

Last week, our consultant Konstantin sat down with Konstantin Kariapin and John McTavish of Paralect - a Venture Studio, Accelerator & Fund - to talk about startup fundraising and the current challenges, hows and whys of...

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Trustventure bei Hinterland of Things 2022

Trustventure bei Hinterland of Things 2022

Hinterland of Things mit Trustventure Am 01.06.2022 fand in Bielefeld die Hinterland of Things Conference 2022 statt, bei der unsere Mitarbeiter:innen Livia und Niklas mit rund 1.300 anderen Teilnehmern networken, interessanten Speakern zuhören und die Startup-Szene...

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Lifecycle of a VC Fund

Lifecycle of a VC Fund

An overview of the different phases of a venture capital fund. A VC fund goes through three phases: Fundraising, Investment, and Divestment. General Partners (GPs) - the management of a VC fund - establish the VC firm and raise a fund...

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How to:  Finance Department in a start-up

How to: Finance Department in a start-up

How to Build the Finance Department in Your Company General Overview A comprehensive Finance Department includes: AccountingControllingStrategy and PlanningFundraising Investor Relations. The accounting and strategy departments...

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Exit strategies for startups

Exit strategies for startups

Exit strategies can be divided into two categories: Merger & Acquisition strategies and Going Public strategies. Both strategies offer different advantages and disadvantages for founders and active investors.

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Due diligence in fundraising: types and documents

Due diligence in fundraising: types and documents

The due diligence process as part of the fundraising process involves potential investors examining the company for opportunities and risks. To make the process as efficient as possible, it is essential for founding teams...

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Konstantin Lotter with Pauline Brinkmann from Zaster Magazine

Konstantin Lotter with Pauline Brinkmann from Zaster Magazine

How do I found a startup? Consultant Konstantin Lotter spoke with Pauline Brinkmann from Zaster Magazine about this question. In addition to tips on founding a company, avoidable mistakes during the founding process and later fundraising, Konstatin Lotter gives important...

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What is a Venture Capital Company?

Fundraising is a challenge for every company. Especially young companies and start-ups usually have some hurdles to overcome until they find a suitable financing partner such as venture capital financing through private equity....

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What to include in a Term Sheet

What to include in a Term Sheet

Once the approach has been successfully completed, negotiations must begin and key rights and obligations must be contractually fixed in a term sheet. Before comprehensive due diligence, however, there is an asymmetry of information to the disadvantage of investors....

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VC Investoren – Wonach Venture Capitalists suchen

VC Investors - What Venture Capitalists Look For

5 Qualities You Can Use to Convince a VC Investor Before founders contact venture capital funds (VCs), they need to understand what they base their investment decisions on and how to find and convince the right investors....

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Investoren Reporting – Reporting Template

Template monthly reporting

Recurring business reportings create reliable transparency for management and shareholders. In doing so, they ensure long-term trust in business success...

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Template: 13-week liquidity planning

Template: 13-week liquidity planning

In our last blog post we offered Recommendations for short-term liquidity security for young companies and start-ups due to the current corona pandemic and its effects. Based on some feedback and inquiries about these recommendations...

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COVID-19: Recommendations for short-term liquidity protection

COVID-19: Recommendations for short-term liquidity protection

COVID-19 poses a major challenge to the German economy: international supply chains are being disrupted, demand is falling across large areas and orders are not being received. We therefore suspect short- to medium-term market uncertainty, the exact length of which...

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