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Resource management
Execution is king: Project plans are great but you also need the right resources On the road to get funding for your project, investors as…

A fast check for your hockey stick financials
Run this fast check before presenting your hockey stick financial projections to investors! Let’s face it: most startups say they are innovative and their business…

Inside the EIC Accelerator: What stage should my company be at?
When talking to startups and SMEs, there is a lot of jargon that is used by startups and investors to define the “startup stage”. Therefore,…

Inside the EIC Accelerator: Non-bankability
Non-bankability is probably the most important criteria today for the EIC Accelerator. Introduced as an evaluation criteria by the EIC in 2019, has become a…

Should Universities become investors?
Some world leading Universities and R&D institutes have created their own investment vehicles. However, is this a feasible innovation instrument for research entities? Are the…

Is licensing the best business model for your start-up?
Creating prosperous science-based companies is challenging. Science-based companies such as University spin-offs and deep-tech startups do not only face similar commercial risks and barriers as…

The role of patenting in start-up fundraising
I am not a patent attorney nor I advise about patent strategies. I help startups with fundraising and my analysis about the suitability of the strategy derives from this…

How to evaluate startups? Funding entities face the challenge of hyper-competition
With the number of startup projects exploding, all funding entities are increasingly struggling to find the best cases. Thousands of proposals are submitted to funding…