Share on linkedin Share on twitter Share on facebook Having been involving in raising capital for many years of my career, I have learned some things that, if avoided, will increase your chances of raising the funds you desire. I encourage you to check out my other articles on Raising Capital. There are a lot of […]
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Share on linkedin Share on twitter Share on facebook I am working with a client right now and we will be meeting with some potential investors later this month to raise additional capital. Previously I have created posts What Type of Investor Do I Need or How to Raise “Smart” Capital, and even The Process of Raising Capital. This week’s
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As a previous CEO of startup and early-stage companies, I have had to be very knowledgeable in the various equity instruments used to bring capital into my companies. Although the convertible note has become the most widely used instrument in this space, the SAFE agreement gets some consideration as well. In speaking with a prospect
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The year 2018 saw record-breaking deals in the Venture Capital world that hadn’t been seen since the 90’s. Most notably Capital investment exceeded the $100B mark for the first time in almost two decades. As documented in the Pitchbook NVCA Venture Monitor, deals exceeded $130B. Software, Pharma and Biotech continue to dominate the deals by
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I had lunch last Friday with a CEO who is looking to raise some outside capital. Having never raised any outside capital previously, he asked me to give him a high level overview of the process I have gone through in the past raising capital for some of my clients. I then decided this was
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No, I did not go on ABC’s Shark Tank and have Mr. Wonderful tell me to take my idea out back and shoot it. I accepted an offer to help out professors in the entrepreneurship program at the University of Cincinnati by judging investor pitch presentations from a group of their students with entrepreneurial ideas. In the 2019 IQ
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Last week I spoke about the importance of finding “smart money” instead of just seeking a capital investment from anyone with a checkbook. This brought up a great topic which is what type of investor should I have invest in my business? After you receive all the money from your friends and family, who do
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Having raised million of dollars in capital over my career from angel investors and institutional investors (venture capital & private equity), I feel I have some words of wisdom I can offer those entrepreneurs who are seeking capital. The first step is determining the makeup of your investor as an angel investor is much different
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