--- title: Advice and Insights for Entrepreneurs | OnStartups | venture capital description: venture capital | Insights and ideas for software startups --- # Venture-capital Posts Tags: - [All](https://www.onstartups.com?recent=true) - [#HappyInvestor](https://www.onstartups.com/topic/happyinvestor) - [#MostPopular](https://www.onstartups.com/topic/mostpopular) - [#StartupAdvice](https://www.onstartups.com/topic/startupadvice) - [Venture-capital](https://www.onstartups.com/topic/venture-capital) [Selling or Funding A Startup? Tips On Surviving Technical Due Diligence February 28, 2012 The following is a guest post from Karl Treier. Karl is a serial entrepreneur, currently with ProspectStream and SaaS Capital. He currently blogs at The Alien Entrepreneur. Be Better… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/78757/Selling-or-Funding-A-Startup-Tips-On-Surviving-Technical-Due-Diligence.aspx) [Why Venture Capitalists Invest In Pigs, Not Chickens September 8, 2011 The following is a guest post from Jeff Bussgang. Jeff is a serial entrepreneur and currently a general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, a Boston-area early-stage venture… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/66022/Why-Venture-Capitalists-Invest-In-Pigs-Not-Chickens.aspx) [Raising Money On AngelList: 21 Tips From Two Active Angels August 10, 2011 The following is the result of a collaboration between Ty Danco and Dharmesh Shah. Ty is an angel investor and startup mentor (you should be reading his blog). Dharmesh is founder and… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/63010/Raising-Money-On-AngelList-21-Tips-From-Two-Active-Angels.aspx) Subscribe ### Get OnStartup News and Updates in your Inbox. [The Benefits Of The Perfect Independent Board Member August 9, 2011 The following is a guest post from Brian Halligan, CEO of HubSpot. When we were first starting HubSpot, we identified the perfect candidate for an outside board member: Gail Goodman,… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/62817/The-Benefits-Of-The-Perfect-Independent-Board-Member.aspx) [13 Ways To Pull Off A Killer Demo Day Presentation April 25, 2011 There are over a hundred seed accelerators in the world and many more are popping up every year. In New York City, there are going to be 6 more this summer on top of TechStars NYC.… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/48317/13-Ways-To-Pull-Off-A-Killer-Demo-Day-Presentation.aspx) [Some Surprising Reasons Why Sequoia Wins At The VC Game March 11, 2011 The following is a guest post by Brian Halligan, my co-founder at HubSpot. It's not usually his style to lavish such gushing praise. As many of you know by now, HubSpot just closed… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/42936/Some-Surprising-Reasons-Why-Sequoia-Wins-At-The-VC-Game.aspx) [Insights On SaaS From The $32 million HubSpot Mega-VC Round March 8, 2011 Today’s big news is that my company HubSpot announced a major new round of venture financing. Details can be found in the non-clever, but descriptively titled “Sequoia, Google… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/42537/Insights-On-SaaS-From-The-32-million-HubSpot-Mega-VC-Round.aspx) [Cash Connections: Who Invested In Social Media [infographic] November 22, 2010 This infographic was created by our friends at CreditLoan. Thanks also to our friends at TechCrunch for creating the fantastic resource CrunchBase. It's one of those ideas I'd wish I… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/27026/Cash-Connections-Who-Invested-In-Social-Media-infographic.aspx) [Chumps vs. Checks: Handling The Venture Capitalist Cold Call November 8, 2010 The following is a guest post from Healy Jones. Healy is the Head of Marketing for OfficeDrop, a company that offers small businesses in paper intensive industries cloud scanning… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/22920/Chumps-vs-Checks-Handling-The-Venture-Capitalist-Cold-Call.aspx) [5 Tips On VC Alignment: Discuss The Exit Before You Enter April 29, 2010 The following is a guest post from Jeff Bussgang. Jeff is a serial entrepreneur and currently a general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, a Boston-area early-stage venture… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/12500/5-Tips-On-VC-Alignment-Discuss-The-Exit-Before-You-Enter.aspx) [Y Combinator Finally Gets Some Kick-Butt Competition With Y Permutator April 1, 2010 I’ve been following Y Combinator for several years and have a (sometimes grudging) admiration for them. The “grudging” comes from the fact that they abandoned Boston and are now… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/12235/Y-Combinator-Finally-Gets-Some-Kick-Butt-Competition-With-Y-Permutator.aspx) [Next **](https://www.onstartups.com/topic/venture-capital/page/2)