Sherrard Harrington
Investor/operator; practical fundraising, PMF milestones, and early traction guidance.
5 Q2‑Ready VCs Offering $250k‑
Entrepreneurs: Here are 5 VCs with new money for Q2 that can write your company $250k-$1M check: DECISION MAKERS BELOW👇🏾
Turn Early Adversity Into Fuel, Don't Quit
Entrepreneurs: NEVER quit at the first sign of adversity. That sh*t is your story to use as FUEL 😤
Don't Overvalue Revenue‑less Startups; VCs Won’t Buy
Entrepreneurs: STOP valuing your company at $10M+ with $0 in revenue. VCs aren’t buying this sh*t 🥱
Bootstrapped $10K MRR Shifts Your View of VCs
Entrepreneurs: Once you grow to $10K MRR without any VC money, you start perceiving VCs differently.
Make Sundays a Reset Ritual for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs: Normalize Sundays. Get aligned with God…speak to him. Get clear on the mission… plan your week. Get your mind right…NO distractions. Get your body right…gym for 30 mins.
Only Pitch These Seed Investors with $20K+ MRR
If you’re doing $20K MRR, here are 10 Seed investors writing $1M-$5M checks 💰 - First Round Capital - Bessemer Venture Partners - Boldstart Ventures - Accel - Founder Collective - Bonfire Ventures - Uncork Capital - Point Nine Capital - Costanoa Ventures - SaaStr Fund If you do not have...
Eliminate Detrimental Influences, Unlock Extraordinary Life
Start putting people and things into two categories: complement or detriment. Remove the detrimental sh*t and watch life become extraordinary 🙏🏾
Grow Revenue First; Let VCs Chase You
Entrepreneurs: NEVER beg a VC for a check. Focus on growing your REVENUE. Then, VCs will beg you to take their check…trust me 🙏🏾
Major Firms Curb Withdrawals, Signaling a Liquidity Crisis
Entrepreneurs & Investors: We are in a LIQUIDITY CRISIS 🤯 First BlackRock, now Morgan Stanley limiting withdrawals?? Q2 will be very interesting…Oh, probably nothing 👀
Hard Capital? Secondary Market Deals Thrive Amid Recession
Entrepreneurs: It's getting f*cking bad out here. Recession type bad. BlackRock just limited withdrawals from their private credit fund and their stock dropped 7% yesterday. If you're not generating revenue right now YOU are in trouble. Raising capital just got significantly harder...
Turn a $500K Ask Into Realistic Growth Strategies
If an investor wrote you a $500K check right now and needed a 3X return in 1 year, what would you do?
Never Give Equity without 4‑year Vesting and 1‑year Cliff
Entrepreneurs: NEVER give “equity” to an employee without a 4-year vesting schedule and 1-year cliff. IDGAF who it is!
Top 10 Early‑Stage VC Funds for $250K+
If you're EARLY, 10 pre-seed VC funds to target for $250K+ for your company: - Precursor Ventures - Hustle Fund - Outlander - Y Combinator - Initialized Capital - Pear VC - Zeal Partners - Notation Capital - Liquid 2 Ventures - First Round Capital Connect with the partners of the...
Show $50K MRR, VCs Will Chase You
Entrepreneurs: NEVER beg a VC for a check, it tickles their ego and rewards disrespect. Grow to $50K MRR, watch them come begging.
Beyond VCs: Early Startups Can Secure $250K+ Checks
VCs aren’t the only INVESTORS that can write you a $250K+ check. If you’re EARLY, start targeting these people: - Family offices - Angel investors (owners, doctors, lawyers, etc.) - Corporate balance sheet investors
Refund Fast, Replace Faster: Keep Customers Happy
Entrepreneurs: if a customer asks for a refund, give it to them immediately and REPLACE them swiftly.
PE Overvalued Saa
Entrepreneurs: private equity firms OVERVALUED SaaS companies during 2020-21. NOW, those “overvalued” companies are getting marked down 30-60% 🤯 If you’re an investor = BUY distressed assets LOW If you’re a startup founder = CASHFLOW CASHFLOW
Build on Sundays, Skip the Super Bowl, Win
Entrepreneurs: if you spent more time on Sunday building than watching the Super Bowl, you're going to WIN.