Entrepreneur Voices on Elevator Pitches
I Took 400 Meetings With Investors to Get My Startup Funded. Here's What I Learned.
Here are five strategies that early stage entrepreneurs can adopt as they begin fundraising for their company.
How to Use Psychology to Get Investors to Close When You Want Them to
Deadlines can trigger FOMO and FOMO can trigger signing the papers.
7 Reasons to Never Send Your Deck to an Investor Before You Meet in Person
Without you, your deck is just a memo with diagrams.
Improve Your Odds of Getting Funded by Matching Your Pitch to the VC's Investment Pattern
It's the often unseen trigger -- that invisible 'something' -- that gets them to bite. Seek it, use it, close the deal.
5 Reasons Investors Are Ignoring Your Business -- And How You Can Get Their Attention
It might be your business plan, or your space in the market. Or, it could be you.
The Science of the First Impression: 5 Elements of a Great First Impression
The first impression informs how you're thought of well beyond the first moment, so get it right.
Why You Need a Million-Dollar Pitch Before Your Start a Business
You're not ready to launch your business until you can explain in 20 seconds or less how it helps someone.
12 Key Strategies to a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign
Crowdfunding has witnessed some spectacular fails. Don't let your project be one of them.
From Backers to Buyers: How Kickstarter Helped Me Launch a Product the Traditional Way
Here are five things I learned from crowdfunding that prepared me to take the leap.
What Are VCs Really Trying to Say? Here Are 3 Common Conversations Translated For You.
Use these translations to decode the three most common messages to understand what your investors are actually telling you.
If You Do Any of These 3 Things in Your Pitch, Investors Will Know You're Full of Hot Air
Avoid the dreaded "balloon pitch."
8 Ways to Win Over Investors for Your Startup
Unless you are Elon Musk, raising capital is one of the hardest things you will ever have to do as a founder or CEO.
If You're Trying to Raise Money, Doing Any of These 9 Things May Scare off Investors
Avoid these mistakes and funding could be yours.
A Few Pointers on the Worst Ways to Write A Pitch Deck
People aren't interested in your company, they're interested in what you can do for their company.