Stephen Fleming, a former venture capitalist and current head of Georgia Tech’s VentureLab, is writing an excellent series on raising capital on his blog. Fleming, who’s also on the investment committee of Seraph Group, has plenty of VC experience and knows the do’s and don’ts of raising venture funding. If you’re raising capital or thinking about it, you need to read this series (you can download a PDF of his presentation here):

• 01 - Introduction
• 02 - 4 ways to fund a startup
• 03 - The venture equity cycle
• 04 - Picking the right investors
• 05 - Venture capital in the southeast
• 06 - Value drivers of a successful startup
• 07 - Other attractive elements of a startup
• 08 - Writing your business plan/presentation
• 09 - Seven deadly sins of business plans
• 10 - The VC meeting
• 11 - Developing your pitch