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Long, practical guides on raising, diligence and selling, written for the founder who builds the room.
Seed round due diligence: the documents a lead investor asks for
Seed diligence is shorter than a Series A, but it is where most cap table and IP problems are first found. The documents a lead seed investor asks for, ranked by how often they matter.
Oct 16, 2026 · 13 min read
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Technical due diligence checklist for startups: code, security and the team
What an investor's or buyer's technical reviewer checks, the documents to have ready for each area, how to share code safely and which findings are red flags.
Oct 16, 2026 · 16 min read
Preparing your startup for acquisition due diligence
What a buyer checks after the letter of intent, how to fix the usual problems months before, and how to stage a sell-side data room so diligence does not cut the price.
Oct 15, 2026 · 18 min read
Notion vs Google Drive vs a virtual data room for fundraising
Most founders start their first round with a Notion page or a Drive folder. Here is what each does well, where each runs out, and the point at which a real data room starts to pay for itself.
Oct 15, 2026 · 13 min read
Series A due diligence checklist: every document a lead fund asks for
Once the term sheet is signed, the lead fund's lawyers and analysts work through your company file by file. This is the list they work from, folder by folder, with what slows a round down.
Oct 15, 2026 · 17 min read