Eliot Peper, Novelist

Should you ever blow the whistle on your CEO?

Jeff Donahue is a good friend and battle-scarred veteran of venture-backed and private equity-backed companies. He has raised over $275M of funding for early and later stage startups and has been CFO of 10 emerging growth businesses. He’s worked across
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What to do after your company gets funded by a VC

Jeff Donahue is a good friend and battle-scarred veteran of venture-backed and private equity-backed companies. He has raised over $275M of funding for early and later stage startups and has been CFO of 10 emerging growth businesses. He’s worked across
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Raising your seed round

I met with two startup founders last month that wanted feedback on their plans for building a business around an energy efficiency analytics technology. It’s a fascinating product with a niche technical market. They’ve already secured a large corporate partner …
CEOs and Boards of Directors – Friends or Foes?

Jeff Donahue is a good friend and battle-scarred veteran of venture-backed and private equity-backed companies. He has raised over $275M of funding for early and later stage startups and has been CFO of 10 emerging growth businesses. He’s worked across
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Don’t waste your time with unqualified VCs or pitchfests

Jeff Donahue is a good friend and battle-scarred veteran of venture-backed and private equity-backed companies. He has raised over $275M of funding for early and later stage startups and has been CFO of 10 emerging growth businesses. He’s worked across
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Pitfalls to raising venture capital

Jeff Donahue is a good friend and battle-scarred veteran of venture-backed and private equity-backed companies. He has raised over $275M of funding for early and later stage startups and has been CFO of 10 emerging growth businesses. He’s worked across
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Should you ever blow the whistle on your CEO?

What to do after your company gets funded by a VC

Raising your seed round

CEOs and Boards of Directors – Friends or Foes?

Don’t waste your time with unqualified VCs or pitchfests

Pitfalls to raising venture capital