Key Tips for Scaling Your Startup from Jason Calacanis

Posted by Anthony Stames, Software Industry Marketing Lead
LAUNCH founder Jason Calacanis recently sat down with NetSuite to share what he’s learned over a career in which he’s invested in more than 200 startups, including unicorns like Uber, Thumbtack, Calm.com and Robinhood. Some of his insights are surprisingly counterintuitive, others refreshingly down-to-earth. They’re all expressed in the kind of frank, practical terms that the industry has come to expect from one of its boldest voices.
In the webinar, Calacanis explained what works in the earliest stages of a startup’s existence doesn’t necessarily attract angel investors; what an angel investor sees as a sign of promise might strike a venture capitalist considering a round of Series B financing as a threat to ROI or a negligent investment altogether. Businesses in the startup phase that anticipate these challenges make the best possible case for the kind of financing that drives increased market penetration and valuation.