At Golden Section, we’ve found that one of the best ways to ensure the success of our founders is through weekly syncs with our Founder Success Analysts (FSAs). We view FSAs as fractional operating partners that we deploy to our portcos as a crucial part of our...
Studios
Why Did We Launch Studios?
Founders who are looking for more than just a VC fund have come to the right place. At Golden Section, we’re not only interested in offering funding and leaving you to navigate the turbulent waters of the B2B SaaS world. We’re interested in becoming growth partners on...
Walking with Two Legs and Capital Efficiency
Fig. From National Academy of Sciences A few years ago, anthropologists identified Energy Efficiency as the main reason for the evolution to upright walking. The study suggested that humans walking on two legs only used one-quarter of the energy than that of the...
Applying the Goldilocks Principle to Startup Valuations
As a founder, you may think that startup valuation is only something that investors consider when deciding whether to take the leap with your company or not. But this isn’t the case — startup valuation is important for founders too. In fact, the valuation of your...
What We Look for When Investing in Startups
We consider ourselves a unique VC firm, not only in terms of how we approach funding (with a capital efficiency mindset), but in how we approach the entire journey when building a B2B SaaS or Enterprise Software company. We don’t invest in founders and leave them to...
Guide Services – 5x the value in ½ the time
The value of our partnership comes from the decades of combined experience our team has in building enterprise software companies. This experience spans industry sectors, funding strategies, organizational strategies and more. With Guide Services, we bring 5x the...
It Takes Two – The Value of a Strategic Partnership through Guide Services
With decades of experience building B2B SaaS companies behind us, we offer our Golden Section portfolio companies much more than just early-stage funding. Our insider knowledge as seasoned founders means we have long been acquainted with the entire arc of the founder...
No Sword in the Hand — How David Used Disruptive Innovation to Kill Goliath
David and Goliath Goliath is an incumbent company; no doubt he is a giant. He has muscle and a sword (product depth); he is well fed (high profit margin), and has lots of followers (market share). His technology is sword and shield; his strength is brick and...