The construction industry is often regarded as one of the least digitized industries, as many processes are yet to be disrupted by technological innovation and numerous tasks still rely on old-school pen and paper or Excel tables at best. Because of that, the multi-billion dollar construction industry lags behind other…

Product market fit is one of the most prominent concepts in todays startup world, especially for saas companies. Its also one of the most (mis)used buzzwords in pitches and talks with investors. …

Being an early stage investor I usually find companies without a dedicated finance manager or other ressources helping the founding team to assemble a decent investor reporting. Depending on the teamsize and maturity of the business it’s usually the founder (or one of the founders) who is responsible. In almost…

B2B SaaS is a trend topic in venture capital these days as an increasing number of new funds is focusing on B2B startups. Especially B2B SaaS startups are doing their best to compete for the attention of venture capitalists and angel investors. …

Being one of the three main categories of cloud computing, software as a service (SaaS) is where third-party applications are offered over the internet without any physical connection to a device of any kind. The industry experienced a massive growth over the past few decades leading to higher market saturation…

For any (early stage) startup, the team is the most important asset. One of the most effective ways to build a highly motivated team and solid work culture is with an employee stock option program, also known as ESOP. As tons of startup pivots have proven your co-founders and employees…

Once founders are raising their first round of investment from professional investors, they will undergo a more or less extensive due diligence by their future shareholders. Generally speaking, a due diligence is a process of checking, analysing and evaluating the legal, economic, technical and financial foundations, and risks of the…

After the COVID-19 pandemic, the question is no longer “is remote work here to stay?” It seems like remote work might even be the new normal and founders need to learn the best practices for onboarding remote employees. According to a recent Workable survey, 62.6% of companies went fully remote…

If there is one team whose importance cannot be overestimated to any entrepreneur or business owner, it is the sales team, for real. I cannot possibly oversell the importance of the sales process in any business. But I’ll try anyway. There is what is known as a process funnel in…