Operating flowchart · Venture Deals, Ch. 2
How to raise a round — start to close.
An end-to-end operating map for founders running a round — from the decision to raise through materials, outreach, finding a lead, diligencing the VC, and closing. Eight stages. Every decision and caution intact.
click any node to mark a path · click a ↩ loop tag to follow it · click a stage header to fold it
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Outcome
Money in bank
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