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13+ years on the other side of the table — consulting, investing, fundraising, and building. Ran a web3 fund. Knows exactly what investors want to hear (and what makes them hit delete). At Causo, Ivan decides what the product does next and which problem is worth solving — the calls on where fundraising tooling should go, what to build, what to cut. His guides on the Hub come from the same lens: strategic patterns across hundreds of raises, sharpened with AI-enabled research so the advice here stays current, not recycled.
Reviewed & bylined
50 pieces- GuideTerm sheet signing day 10 day checklist 2026
- GuideFire first 10 buyers, find true ICP in 2026
- GuideCustomer expansion at seed 2026: double ARR per customer
- GuideConvertible note maturity in 2026: what happens if you don't raise
- GuideConference and podcast strategy for founders pre-PMF in 2026
- GuideSeed board meeting playbook 2026: agenda and materials
- GuideCustomer interview synthesis 2026: tag, count, decide
- GuideCase studies that close enterprise deals in 2026
- GuideVenture debt at seed 2026: when it helps and when it bites
- GuideTerm sheet red flags in 2026: what to negotiate
- GuideOutbound cadence: the 14-touch sequence that books meetings in 2026
- GuideSecond pricing tier SaaS 2026: when to add the upgrade trigger
- GuideFounder-led sales seed 2026: the first 50 deals playbook
- GuideFirst marketing hire seed 2026: when (and when not) to do it
- Guide30 day onboarding seed SaaS 2026: the activation system
- GuideThe word of mouth measurement framework 2026 for seed-stage B2B
- GuideReferral programs pre-PMF 2026: when they actually work
- GuideFounder newsletter distribution 2026: the seed playbook
- GuideFounder-led customer success seed stage: the 11-50 user playbook
- GuideCold DM vs cold email LinkedIn 2026: which to use when
- GuideX for founders 4-10 users: what to post
- GuideX for founders 101-1000 users: the hiring and sales channel
- GuideHow to use X for founders 1000+ users (post-PMF)
- GuideHow to use X for founders 0-3 users
- GuideReddit for founders 51-100 users: the once-a-month playbook
- GuideReddit for founders 101-1000 users: the operator cadence
- GuideReddit for founders 0-3 users: validate, don't pitch
- GuideProduct Hunt traffic 2026: real numbers by rank
- GuideWhat to do if your Product Hunt launch flop didn't go to plan
- GuideProduct market fit 2026: what it actually means now
- GuideStartup moat 2026: 7 Powers vs lead time at seed
- GuideLinkedIn for founders 51-100 users: the category-take playbook
- GuideLinkedIn for founders 11-50 users: the inbound shift
- GuideStartup buzzwords 2026: the founder's translation guide
- GuideThe 10x engineer 2026 myth: hire judgment, not throughput
- GuideThe VC one-pager that gets a meeting (2026 structure + 5 examples)
- GuideThe VC due diligence checklist for a seed round in 2026
- GuideHow to handle multiple term sheets at seed in 2026
- GuideConvertible note vs SAFE in 2026: which to use and when
- GuideThe evolution of fundraising tech: from rolodex to AI agents (2005-2026)
- GuideVercel vs alternatives: where to deploy a SaaS in 2026
- GuideSupabase vs alternatives: which a founder should pick in 2026
- GuideThe minimum viable AI coding stack for a founder in 2026
- GuideClaude Code vs Codex CLI: which a non-engineer founder should pick
- GuideVC follow up templates for 2026: 4 scenarios that get replies
- GuideWhen to start raising seed in 2026: a calendar math guide
- GuideSecond time founder seed 2026: what changes, what doesn't
- GuideRolling close vs hard close seed 2026: the mechanics
- GuideSeed raise UAE Dubai 2026: ADIO, Mubadala, Hub71 playbook
- GuideSeed raise Germany Berlin 2026: the Munich split and EXIST