Startups Jon Low Startups Jon Low

Accountability Through 1:1 Comms

Top teams treat accountability like a game and pattern this mindset into their teams— they win together, learn together, and fail forward together. In this post, we share a simple communication model so you can drive accountability when: 

  • You communicate with others in your team. 

  • You respond to communications. 

  • You provide corrective feedback for sloppy communications.

  • Other team members communicate with you and others. 

The model is first-principles based so that you can repurpose it appropriately for specific communication media— email, Slack, SMS, Asana, for example— and in your voice. 

Read More
Startups, Fundraising Jon Low Startups, Fundraising Jon Low

Raising Your Institutional Round: Chapter 16

The focus of this book is to help you raise more venture capital with a proven strategic fundraising process. Using the playbook outlined in this book, I have assisted startup founders in raising more than $500MM in early-stage venture capital over the past five years— many instances of which were considered impossible in light of a series economic shock events such as Covid-19, various wars, election drama, and aggressive quantitative tightening. My clients are backed by notable institutions such as: Menlo, Sequoia, Goodwater, Tiger Global, Softbank, a16z, Lightspeed, Accel, and Founders Fund, to name a few.

Read More
Startups, Fundraising Jon Low Startups, Fundraising Jon Low

Raising Your Institutional Round: Chapter 15

The focus of this book is to help you raise more venture capital with a proven strategic fundraising process. Using the playbook outlined in this book, I have assisted startup founders in raising more than $500MM in early-stage venture capital over the past five years— many instances of which were considered impossible in light of a series economic shock events such as Covid-19, various wars, election drama, and aggressive quantitative tightening. My clients are backed by notable institutions such as: Menlo, Sequoia, Goodwater, Tiger Global, Softbank, a16z, Lightspeed, Accel, and Founders Fund, to name a few.

Read More
Startups Jon Low Startups Jon Low

Functional Feedback Frame

Human beings are often not explicit about their positive intentions for others (and themselves). When our intentions are ambiguous, then others are left to their own devices to extrapolate what we mean using their personal biases, historical experiences, and internal stories. 

Read More
Startups, Fundraising Jon Low Startups, Fundraising Jon Low

Raising Your Institutional Round: Chapter 14

The focus of this book is to help you raise more venture capital with a proven strategic fundraising process. Using the playbook outlined in this book, I have assisted startup founders in raising more than $500MM in early-stage venture capital over the past five years— many instances of which were considered impossible in light of a series economic shock events such as Covid-19, various wars, election drama, and aggressive quantitative tightening. My clients are backed by notable institutions such as: Menlo, Sequoia, Goodwater, Tiger Global, Softbank, a16z, Lightspeed, Accel, and Founders Fund, to name a few.

Read More
Startups, Fundraising Jon Low Startups, Fundraising Jon Low

Raising Your Institutional Round: Chapter 13

The focus of this book is to help you raise more venture capital with a proven strategic fundraising process. Using the playbook outlined in this book, I have assisted startup founders in raising more than $500MM in early-stage venture capital over the past five years— many instances of which were considered impossible in light of a series economic shock events such as Covid-19, various wars, election drama, and aggressive quantitative tightening. My clients are backed by notable institutions such as: Menlo, Sequoia, Goodwater, Tiger Global, Softbank, a16z, Lightspeed, Accel, and Founders Fund, to name a few.

Read More
Startups, Fundraising Jon Low Startups, Fundraising Jon Low

Raising Your Institutional Round: Chapter 12

The focus of this book is to help you raise more venture capital with a proven strategic fundraising process. Using the playbook outlined in this book, I have assisted startup founders in raising more than $500MM in early-stage venture capital over the past five years— many instances of which were considered impossible in light of a series economic shock events such as Covid-19, various wars, election drama, and aggressive quantitative tightening. My clients are backed by notable institutions such as: Menlo, Sequoia, Goodwater, Tiger Global, Softbank, a16z, Lightspeed, Accel, and Founders Fund, to name a few.

Read More
Startups Jon Low Startups Jon Low

Essentials for Raising Your Pre-Seed or Seed Round

How can you find the right investors for your company'? How can you quickly fundraise so you can get back to building your company? In this post, I share the process and psychology behind fundraising to help you:

  • Find the right investors (and fast).

  • Secure the funds your company needs.

  • Get back to building your company. 

Read More
Startups, Fundraising Jon Low Startups, Fundraising Jon Low

Raising Your Institutional Round: Chapter 11

The focus of this book is to help you raise more venture capital with a proven strategic fundraising process. Using the playbook outlined in this book, I have assisted startup founders in raising more than $500MM in early-stage venture capital over the past five years— many instances of which were considered impossible in light of a series economic shock events such as Covid-19, various wars, election drama, and aggressive quantitative tightening. My clients are backed by notable institutions such as: Menlo, Sequoia, Goodwater, Tiger Global, Softbank, a16z, Lightspeed, Accel, and Founders Fund, to name a few.

Read More