Tag: Angel Investors
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“They said a $5 million valuation was way too high.” I was chatting with a great founder from Tokyo last night. And I could hardly believe what I was hearing… Dealing With Investors With Crazy Expectations We’ll call her Sarah. Sarah is raising for a SaaS company with some strong…
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Here are 3 things I hate seeing in a pitch… Letters of Intent (LOI’s). Also known as Letters of Nothing. Prospective customers sign these letters, saying they “intend” to buy your product. But will they really? Who knows. These letters may sound good, but they mean absolutely nothing. Some founders…
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Founders: have you ever watched yourself pitch? Peyton Manning spent 20 hours a week watching game film. Here’s what you can learn from him… Careful study of game film gave Manning a huge advantage. But when most founders pitch investors, they just do meeting after meeting with little idea how…
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Yesterday, I had a great conversation with a founder kicking off his Series A. He had an awesome product with serious traction — but one thing was missing. He had no idea how to price the round! Who could blame him? Though this founder had raised money numerous times in…
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