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Do You Want to be CEO or be Rich?
Entrepreneur's put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into launching their startups. So it's understandable that they may not want to relinquish control as the company grows. But the question they should be answering is, "Do I want to be CEO, or do I want to become...
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How to Screen Investors in Your Startup
So, you've started a company and hit the ground running with a group of happy customers. Now it's time to raise investment in your startup, so you start to screen investors. Or do you? If you're like many first-time CEO's, the answer is that you probably don't....
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Top Reasons Why Your Investor Pitch Is NOT Compelling
Perhaps you've been frantically trying to raise money for your startup, but you can't figure out why your investor pitch isn't working. If that's the case, join me on a quick elevator ride so that I can help you. You probably know what an elevator pitch is. It's a...
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How To Use Poker Secrets To Close Investors
One of the most critical things you can do when raising money for your startup is to put yourself in the investor's shoes. To get inside their head. Angel investors in startups are generally enamored with the novelty of your product and the excitement you're creating....
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How to Get Investors to Meet With You
As I wrote in an earlier post, the first and most critical step in getting a deal done is to create a target investor list. But once that's done the next question I hear from entrepreneurs is, "How do I get a meeting with high-quality investors?" The answer may not...
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The Two Questions Every Entrepreneur Asks About Raising Money
No matter how many times I speak to groups about raising money for their startups, I always receive the same two questions. "How much money should I raise?" and "Who should I raise it from?" Personally, I've found the second question to be more critical than the...
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Why “Smart” Money Investors are so Critical to Your Success
If you've started a business or are thinking of doing so, here's an alarming statistic for you. Up to 85% of businesses fail because they run out of cash. If you want to be part of the 15% that succeeds, you'll need to be smart about how you raise money. And that...
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