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Tl;dr: Founders will feel the pressure to say things to investors in order to get a deal done. Whilst some claims are OK, others could kill the deal. Lying about who is investing and your metrics are sure-fire ways to get caught. Don’t flat out lie, especially if you can be caught. Don’t lie to investors. I know you need …
Tl;dr: Learn an effective fundraising strategy when reaching out to investors. It’s asking for what you want and doing the preparation so investors are willing to invest more you might be able to get the fundraise amount that you want. How much are you raising? Is it a fixed number or do you have a range? Do you know why …
Tl;dr: If you’re sick of getting unqualified deal flow from founders you need to change what you’re doing. Founders don’t know what you invest in, so you need to tell them. We’re going to go through why so you understand and then I’m going to spell out some ways to change your website to communicate to founders. As an investor, …
Tl;dr: Convertible notes are used for early-stage startups and for bridge loans. They are debt which can convert into equity in future. There is a reading list to understand more I had three consulting calls this week with experienced business people that didn’t grasp what convertible notes actually were, so I’m going to spell them out briefly. If you want …
Tl;dr: 25 tips on formatting your pitch deck to make sure you do it right. Pitch deck thinking course outline You are now on part eleven of the pitch deck thinking course. This is the last one. What pitch material do you need? What is a good deck? The importance of narrative What are the key questions investors will want …
