Note: I’m going to try to publish new articles every Monday around 11am. After discussing Revenue models (Part 1/6), we discussed Variable costs (Part 2/6) last time. Let’s continue with our example of a T-shirt printing factory. Fixed costs are costs that you incur, even when there are no sales…

In our last article, I introduced a simple technique to model revenue. To make our model more concrete now, let’s imagine a simple venture: let’s say we are going to sell T-shirts online. There are a number of companies doing this, and let’s imagine we are going to add a…

Every VC will ask you at some point to have a look at your financial projections. Many entrepreneurs refer to it as a business plan, but this is incorrect: a business plan includes of course the financial plan (or projections), but also the marketing plan, the technical roadmap, the HR…

I’ve always said that the best salesman never sells. He makes the buyer buy! This means you have to understand your client’s intentions, his needs, and what he’s after. Here, you’re trying to sell a piece of your equity to an investor. In this article, I’m going to oversimplify the…

When raising capital from investors, you are giving away a piece of your equity for money (avoid as much as you can giving away equity for just advice, office space, etc. as incubators or accelerators ask you to). Let’s assume you are raising 1m€ because that is what you calculated…

In this series of articles “Ask a VC”, I’ll try to answer questions entrepreneurs ask me all the time. “How much should I raise on this round?” “what is the right number for my business?” “Should I raise the same amount or more than my direct competitor or than other…

I’ve probably seen 12–14,000 decks so far in my investor career, if not more! There are always the odd things you don’t think about when you send them, and that starts you on the wrong foot with your VC… The whole point of a deck is to get you some…

I wrote a piece a few years back, asking for feedback on how to update my music setup. I didn’t get any advice, but here’s a summary of what I’ve been working on recently. And yes, I’ve been watching lots of tutorial videos from Audioholics, Audio Science Review, Audio Advice…

According to French custom, I still have a few days until January 31st to wish everyone a great and prosperous New Year 2023! And as is customary, also share a review of what happened in 2022! For me, it was a transition year full of joy and new discoveries!