Learn all about board of directors. Why do boards of directors exist? How do they work in public companies vs startups? What should founders think about when dealing with them?

Jerrod and Kevin discuss the basic tips and tricks to raising a round of financing

Jerrod and Kevin discuss how and when to raise capital if your company is running out of cash and you need capital to grow your business.

Two of the most common ways young startup companies raise capital is through a convertible debt round or an equity round. As a founder, how do you know the right option for your company? FC's Venture Team explores the two options and what is involved in both options.

The best term sheets do something simple and intuitive: they align the interests of both founders and investors, and pave a healthy relationship between the parties moving forward.

In episode two of our new podcast "Transparent VC", the FC Venture team discusses the intricacies of liquidation preference. They'll share its history, as well as stories where it goes well, where it goes badly, and how to find alignment with it.

The new FundersClub podcast "Transparent VC" is here! In our first episode "Founders, Beware of Super Pro-Rata" we discuss the dangers of super pro-rata, why founders should avoid it and what they can do if they've already raised a round including it.

This is part two of a two-part post on the value of founder time.

This is part one of a two-part post on the value of founder time.

This is an update to our previous posts and reflects our data as of 1/20/15.

One piece of our two year update was our unrealized returns, which we’d like to present in more detail, and its accompanying methodology.

Since our launch, we've invested $12M in 60 stellar founding teams and their companies across a variety of technology industries around the world.