Pitching Investors
Risky Bets or Safe Plays? Here's How to Find the Perfect Portfolio Balance
A successful investment strategy blends diversification, self-awareness and regular rebalancing to manage risk and seize growth opportunities.
Founders Keep Getting This One Piece of Advice — But It's Setting Them Up for Failure. Here's What They Really Need to Hear.
Some consultants tell founders to focus on "vision" and ignore the numbers. That advice sounds good, but it can quietly kill your round.
These Yale Students Raised $3 Million in 14 Days to Build Their 'Anti-Facebook' Startup: 'I Can See My Childhood Self Looking Up to Me.'
Two 21-year-old Yale juniors are changing digital networking with Series, an AI-powered platform backed by $3 million in venture capital.
Stop Selling and Start Solving — These are the Secrets to Closing More Deals
Throughout my journey, I've discovered that effective selling isn't about slick pitches — it's about understanding problems first and solving them with trust.
Watch These Founders Pitch Their Business in Less Than 30 Seconds
In this exciting, on-the-street casting call, small business founders will pitch their companies in 30 seconds or less on the street, in offices, or the floors of expo halls.
The Surprising Way AI is Making Investor Pitches Impossible to Ignore
A game-changing tool to secure startup or grant funding.
Why Rejection is a Startup's Best Growth Strategy
Rejection is an essential part of the startup journey, offering valuable lessons in resilience, strategy and growth that ultimately strengthen entrepreneurs and their ventures.
22 Cap Table Red Flags That Can Derail Your Fundraising (and How to Fix Them)
A poorly structured cap table is a silent killer of fundraising efforts. Here are some common red flags that can cost you valuable investments.
How to Navigate Fundraising Challenges Like a Pro and Win Over Investors
Raising capital for your business is one of the most difficult hurdles to success. Here are some helpful tips for meeting these challenges head-on and overcoming them.
Raising Capital? Follow These 3 Rules for Building Strategic Investor Partnerships
Here are three rules for getting much more than just cash out of a funding round.
'Be Confident When You Ask Someone For Money': Shaq Gives His Best Advice to Student Entrepreneurs
On the new show, "The Grind," Shaquille O'Neal leads a group of investors and mentors looking for the next big idea.
Why Investors Need Emotional Strength Just as Much as a Diversified Portfolio
Does it really matter how diversified your portfolio is if you can't handle your emotions when the market starts crashing and your assets are losing value?
Will Investors Bite on a Pizza Wallet? Find Out on the Wild Season Finale of 'Elevator Pitch.'
On the season 12 finale of "Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch," contestants teach investors to look at ordinary things in a whole new way.
How to Prepare Your Small Business for Impactful Investor Partnerships That Go Beyond Funding
Here's how investorpreneurs transform startups with mentorship and strategic investments.
10 Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs That Investors Love (Even If They Seem Like Jerks)
This article explores a thought-provoking question: Why do many successful entrepreneurs exhibit traits that might label them as "jerks?"