Non-Dilutive Funding Options Founders Often Overlook
Revenue, SBA loans, grants and partnerships: the non-dilutive funding options founders often overlook.
How to Submit Your Pitch Deck to STAK Ventures
What the STAK Ventures deck form asks, how to prepare your materials and what happens after you submit.
Building a Startup Brand on a Lean Budget
Startup branding on a lean budget: positioning, consistency, content and events that make a young company memorable.
Amenity Booking Apps and the Modern Resident Experience
How an amenity booking app shapes resident life, and what founders can learn from the STAK app at 1900 Broadway.
Term Sheet Basics Every First-Time Founder Should Know
The term sheet basics first-time founders need: key economic and control terms, NVCA models and why counsel matters.
Coworking, Hybrid or Headquarters: A Workspace Strategy for Startups
How startups choose between coworking, hybrid and a dedicated headquarters, with clear trade-offs for each option.
The Unit Economics Investors Check First
The four startup unit economics investors check first: CAC, LTV, gross margin and payback, defined without hype.
Responsible AI for Startups: Using the NIST AI Risk Framework
How startups apply the NIST AI Risk Management Framework in practical steps: Govern, Map, Measure and Manage.
A Founder’s Guide to Uptown Oakland
A founder’s guide to Uptown Oakland: BART access, the Paramount district and living near work at 1900 Broadway.
Building Your First Startup Board the Right Way
How first-time founders build a startup board: who sits on it, advisors versus directors and the documents that set the rules.
