Betting On It, S1 E6: Financial modeling for startups w/ Kenneth Giles from Forecastr.co

BettingStartups.com brings you Season 1 of Betting On It, an 8-episode series that follows one betting industry startup as it gets investor-ready ahead of its seed funding round. In this episode, Drew and Sahil from BetsBooster are joined by Kenneth Giles from Forecastr.co, who drops a ton of knowledge on everything related to financial modeling for early-stage companies. They discuss: Different broad approaches to fundraising strategy, and the pros and cons to each The importance of doing bottoms-up customer modeling, and how to get started with that process Understanding which metrics matter most for early-stage companies, especially when there isn't always a lot of available data How to think about and approach valuation in discussions with investors Using SAFE agreements for investment, and why they are a popular option for startups  Betting On It is made possible by GeoComply, which provides fraud prevention and cybersecurity solutions that detect location fraud and help verify a user’s true digital identity. To learn more, visit: www.geocomply.com   Btw: did you know we have a newsletter? The Betting Startups Newsletter is the easiest way to keep your finger on the pulse of the betting industry's rapidly evolving early-stage ecosystem. New issues weekly. ⚡Subscribe Now⚡