Archive for November, 2008
« Previous EntriesFinding the right VC investor…now is more important than ever!
Saturday, November 29th, 2008Below is the presentation given during by Adeo Ressi at Web 2.0 in New York. The talk focuses on helping companies find the “right” investor, versus just any interested party.
It’s a very useful deck and from a very thoughtful guy that…
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Attracting Venture Capital in a Down Market
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008While exits in the form of IPOs have been non-existent in recent months, and the number of startup acquisitions has slowed considerably, the effects of the current economic climate are only now beginning to impact the market for seed &…
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The VC Taskforce Elevator Pitch Roundtable
Monday, November 24th, 2008The VC Taskforce Elevator Pitch Roundtable is a great opportunity for entrepreneurs to network with investors and other CXOs, present their companies and ideas, and hear first-hand what it takes to raise early-stage capital in 2009. These events consistently draw…
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Tech startup guides…in summary
Monday, November 17th, 2008Writing about “how-to” startup could take 1000s page or just a few. In the last 20+ years of doing this I have learned a lot, mostly through my own dumb mistakes and I would say that again if you had…
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More VC training on pitching and presenting
Monday, November 17th, 2008In my other blog posts on this matter I have said a few times that really what you are trying to do once you have got in the door is to have a sensible, logical and easy to understand dialog…
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Making your venture more fundable by removing potential red flags
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008This is another question I have had to deal with and have got asked in the past. How do you structure a business, or hire or develop a startup in a way not to turn off the VC’s at a…
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Learn from the guru on presentations…it’s harder than you think to build a compelling pitch
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008Again and again I find myself telling my MBA students about how to present.
They tend to get everything wrong, every time, no matter how many times I tell them or ask them to learn.
Why? Well it’s probably because it’s very…
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Even more advice on presenting to investors…preparation is key
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008You must know what they say about the 5 P’s, preparation prevents "piss poor" performance!
THE PREPARATION PROCESS:
Identify the 3-5 key points you want the audience to remember. These will inevitably be the key points of the investment case. Build the presentation…
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How To Create A Unique Selling Proposition
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008This is a superb piece by Jay Abraham on creating your USP.
I really like his many books and reference materials and suggest you take a look at them if you are in sales or marketing.
This is a direct quote from…
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Always, always, always get references when hiring…
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008How to get references
Always get references as a way to Exclude candidates and get them very early.
Always check: 2 bosses, 2 Peers, 2 Staff, 2 Customers and other colleagues/VCs etc.
Also, try to get other non-provided names to give a view of the…
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