Venture Capital Articles
Create a Target Investor List to Quickly Raise Smart Money
Do you feel like some of your investor meetings are a waste of your time? Are you pitching investors that don’t really understand your business? If so, you are probably using the shotgun approach to fundraising, which is one of the reasons that 85% of startups run out...
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Why Investors Aren’t Listening to You
Sure, you know what an elevator pitch is. It's a compelling synopsis of your story to share with a listener in the time it takes to get from the bottom to the top floor in an elevator. When pitching your offering to a potential customer, the elevator pitch conveys...
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Getting a Term Sheet Changes Everything
When you start the fundraising process for your business you're not yet focused on an investment term sheet. Rather, you're laser-focused on booking meetings, generating interest and the ultimate goal of getting the money. Just as the purpose of a resume and...
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Put down the shotgun: Raise SmartMoney
In these two conversations, David Chang and I discuss why entrepreneurs often resort to the "shotgun approach" when attempting to fund their startup. David, the former chief operating officer of PayPal Media Network, is an entrepreneur and active angel investor with...
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Secrets to discovering VC’s who will fuel your growth
Most entrepreneurs begin fundraising with angel investors. They use that capital to launch products, gain customer traction and prove that they’ve tapped into a real opportunity. Then, CEO’s often search for venture capital investment to accelerate growth. That...
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