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Scaling from Seed to Series B

The playbook for scaling your startup from initial traction to institutional venture rounds. For founders who've raised seed and need to level up.

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Dave Cotter
Founder, Kelsor Ventures

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Course Curriculum

1
The Growth Inflection Point
Recognizing when your startup is ready to shift from exploration to execution mode.
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2
The Founder Identity Shift
How to transition from hands-on builder to leader of leaders as your company scales past $2M ARR.
3
Building Scalable Systems
Processes, tools, and infrastructure that grow with you instead of breaking.
4
Org Design & Decision Rights
Who owns what decisions at each stage — and why ambiguous ownership kills velocity as you grow.
5
The CEO Operating System
Build the weekly, monthly, and quarterly rhythms that keep your company on track as you scale.
6
Hiring Leaders, Not Just Doers
When and how to transition from individual contributors to building a management layer.
7
The Middle Management Layer: Your Hidden Culture Risk
Your first management hires will make or break your culture. Here's how to get it right before the drift sets in.
8
Cross-Functional Alignment: Where Growth Breaks
Why sales, product, and finance drift apart after Series A — and the monthly process to realign them.
9
Metrics Investors Actually Care About
The exact metrics and benchmarks that Series A/B investors evaluate. Know your numbers.
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Revenue Predictability & Forecasting
Build defensible revenue forecasts from actual pipeline data — not hope. The framework investors want to see.
11
Preparing for Series A & B
The fundraising playbook changes at each stage. Here's how to prepare for institutional rounds.
12
Fundraising as a Continuous Process
Build investor relationships before you need capital. The founders who raise fastest started 9 months ago.
13
Killing What Got You Here
The systems that worked at seed will break at scale. What to replace, when, and how to stick with the transition.
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About This Course

You've raised your seed round. You've found some traction. Now comes the hard part: scaling from "it works" to "it scales."

This course covers the inflection points that separate startups that flame out from those that become real companies. You'll learn how to build systems that don't break, hire leaders instead of just doers, track metrics that actually matter to Series A/B investors, and build the operating rhythms of a high-growth company.

Based on patterns from 50+ portfolio companies, this is the operating playbook for the seed-to-Series B journey.

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