Author: Justin Hall

The delicate art of fundraising and valuations
Founders will often push to get as high a valuation as possible for their startups, but that is misguided for a number of reasons, writes Justin Hall.
Reaching out to investors, and the cold email
It’s not guaranteed, but Golden Gate Ventures’ Justin Hall offers some simple rules that first-time entrepreneurs who are raising funds can use to bump up the response rates on their emails.
Startup consolidation and the recipe for regional success
Golden Gate Ventures’ Justin Hall on what it is needed to become a regional powerhouse, in preparation for a whole lot of funds coming into the SEA region next year.
To SEA’s Goldilocks startups: Consolidate or die
Golden Gate Ventures’ Justin Hall has some very simple advice for Goldilocks companies – those ubiquitous startups that are usually consumer-facing, relatively niche in their product or service offerings, and are, at least initially, very local in their focus: Consolidate or die.
The ‘Delaware model’ and why Singapore is kicking butt
Golden Gate Ventures’ Justin Hall on what Singapore is learning from the US state of Delaware, and why the island-republic looks set to remain the regional startup and funding hub for the foreseeable future.
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