Startup basics
How to start a startup with no money: what works in 2026
You can start a startup with no money, but not with no cost. Pre-sales, services first, free tools, grants that…
Insights
Startup basics
Plain-language guides for first-time founders: what a startup is, how to test an idea, find co-founders and raise the first money.
Startup basics
How to validate a startup idea in 7 days, for free
A seven-day plan to validate a startup idea before you spend a euro on it: ten honest interviews, a search-demand…
Fundraising
Startup funding stages: from bootstrapping to Series C and exit
Bootstrapping, friends and family, pre-seed, seed, Series A and beyond: what each round is for, how much founders raise in…
Startup basics
What is a startup? A plain-English definition with examples
Two definitions founders and investors actually use, the three words that separate a startup from a small business, and a…
Fundraising
How much money to start a startup: real costs for 2026
The runway formula, what an SRL or SRLS really costs in Italy in 2026, the yearly bills nobody mentions and…
Adaxit Brief
Every two weeks, the capital markets in a five-minute read.