Growth Capital Strategy

Growth Capital Strategy: Should You Raise Outside Capital or Bootstrap?

As a founder or CEO, your time is your most valuable asset. Don’t waste months (or potentially years) chasing the wrong investors or pursuing growth capital strategies at the wrong time!

In this Pitch Creator Growth Capital Strategy session, we compare growth capital strategies across different business types, stages of company maturity, and business models. To get a better perspective, we will also be putting ourselves in the shoes of equity investors or debt lenders to understand how they evaluate opportunities.

Key Takeaways

By the end of this session, you will:

  • Understand how your business model directly impacts your growth capital options.

  • Have a clear framework for deciding if you should raise outside capital or continue bootstrapping.

  • Gain perspective on your primary growth capital strategy.

Who Should Attend?

This session is designed for all founders, entrepreneurs, and CEOs across:

  • Any Stage Business: From early-stage startups through later-stage companies.

  • Any Business Model: Tech startups, small or traditional businesses, and social enterprises.

  • Any Capital Path: Founders who are bootstrapping or preparing to raise outside capital.

About the Speaker & Pitch Creator

Jason Tagler (pitchcreator.com/team/jason-tagler) is a Managing Partner of Camden Partners and a CFA charterholder with over 20 years of experience in private equity of all stages - angel, venture capital, growth equity, and buy-out rounds.

In 2014, he founded Pitch Creator (pitchcreator.com) as a social-impact organization to teach the fundamentals of raising growth capital and level the playing field for all entrepreneurs. To date, Pitch Creator has educated over 3,000 students and founders through live classes and online courses.

Bring This Presentation to Your Organization

Interested in booking this as a webinar or an in-person presentation for your organization, accelerator cohort, or college/university? Please send an email to support@pitchcreator.com.

Presentation Options:

  • Option 1: The High-impact Presentation (60-minutes): A fast-paced overview of the Growth Capital Strategy Framework, followed by an interactive live Q&A session.

  • Option 2: The Interactive Class and Workshop (120-minutes): A deeper dive with small-group exercises, live feedback, and interactive Q&A.