According to a recent study by CB Insights, nearly 67 percent of startups stall at some point in the VC process and fail to exit or raise follow-on funding. The odds of becoming a unicorn are about 1 percent. In this guide, you’ll learn from 6 experts how they continued to procure funding and successfully grew their businesses.

1. David Ryan, Founder & COO, SaaSOptics
2. Rob Hoehn, CEO & Co-Founder, IdeaScale
3. Lauren Kelley, Founder & CEO, OPEXEngine
4. Tim McCormick, CEO, SaaSOptics
5. Jeff Wilkins, CEO, FMX
6. Jay Vickers, General Manager, Granicus