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Category: Startup Basics
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What Numbers Are “Normal” In Fundraising
How long is a piece of string? Tough question to answer. That’s roughly similar for this question as well, but we can still weigh in and provide some guidance.![](https://www.anhelare.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/blog_pagetitle_02.jpg)
Why Dilution Isn’t The Most Important Thing
Let’s get real – the one thing you want is success for your business. If you’re concerned about levels and end results of success, that’s a great problem to have. Success, especially if you’re reading this, probably requires fundraising. Throughout fundraising, you’re going to get diluted. Most likely, diluted below 50%. You’re going to report…![](https://www.anhelare.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/coworking_people.jpg)
Hiring Founders and Employees
So you need help. Early on, you probably need Founders (“Co-founders” or “Cofounders”) for little to no pay. Most often, startups are looking for a “Technical Cofounder” aka a CTO. It’s pretty rare for the inverse to happen: a Technical Founder having a hard time finding a Business-focused Cofounder (skill set judgments aside). Let’s be…![](https://www.anhelare.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/single_project_img_06.jpg)
Fast Followers and Moats
These are catch phrases we hear often, both talking about the concern of competition. A moat is basically protection, something that protects your business from having others enter it. Fast followers are those that.. well… follow you quickly, after you launch/start to gain popularity. Having something that you can consider a “moat” that stops “fast…![](https://www.anhelare.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/single_project_img_08.jpg)
What Qualifies as an MVP?
MVP means minimal viable product. “Minimal” leaves room for ambiguity, admittedly – but not much. The reality is, making the product work isn’t what investors care about – they care that the working product has a market. Ergo, pragmatically, an MVP should be the lowest possible viable product that can test and prove the product…![](https://www.anhelare.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/gallery_04-1.jpg)
Incubator versus Accelerator
Let’s keep it simple: Incubator comes before Accelerator. Incubator: you’ve got an idea, you need help getting it off the ground. They help really early on. Accelerator: you’ve proven the idea, at least some, and you need help “accelerating” it. Office space providers are unfortunately calling themselves Incubators these days. Watch out for that. A…![](https://www.anhelare.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/services_page_feature_03.jpg)