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Make #venturecapitalists fall in love with your business pitch this Valentines day ❤️ Pitching your business to a VC investor can be daunting as you are potentially competing for a limited pool of money against a crowd of other founders with innovative ideas. Investors say ‘no’ more than they say ‘yes’, being well prepared helps you stand out and build trust. EFM have put together seven tips to help VCs fall in love with you, your offering and your pitch below 👇 For any support or additional information, contact [email protected]

How do you get investors to call you? Educate and inform them. Don't pitch or try to sell them. I have been in business 30 years and have attended many conferences and event to hear Founders present their business for funding. I went to these events to meet other investors and compare notes on deals we are already invested in not to invest in companies who are pitching. No investor I know takes out his checkbook at a pitch event and writes a check to someone they do not know. If they do not know them, they do not trust them with their money. Book a call with Dr. Michael N. Brette,J.D. at [email protected] for $500.00. Get your questions answered and discover your options for finding key investors. #crowdfundingsuccess #investorsgroup #startupadvice #capitalraising #businessadvisory

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What are so many pitches missing? As an Angel Investor and CFO, I see pitch decks every day and I have to say that too often the FINANCIALS range from sketchy to fanciful. Robust assumptions and credible forecasts are absolutely fundamental for investors to take the Financials seriously. The UK Business Angels Association summit held at Kingsley Napley's City offices this week covered many aspects of Series A fundraising but often these also apply to earlier rounds. Founders in the room were of course all keen to get tips from the esteemed panel of VC investment directors Adam Chirkowski Edward Keelan Benedict Leslie Emma Biasiolo Leon Wilson Emer Hughes The ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ of pitching to investors: VCs and Angels (like yours truly). I do agree 100% with the panel who recommend you START with the financial model, build your business plan and only then put your Pitch Deck together. Too often startups dive into the pitch deck first without nailing their financial model and business plan. #seriesafunding #businessangels #pitchdeck #vcs #financialmodel #kingsleynapley #UKBAA

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🚀 Founders, are you ready for your next VC pitch? 🎤 💡 Being prepared can make or break your funding chances. Let's talk about the most common questions VCs ask founders! 🤔 Why this matters: • 🎯 Helps you anticipate what VCs want to know • 🧠 Allows you to prepare thoughtful, concise answers • 🔑 Boosts your confidence during the pitch 💼 The attached post covers 15 crucial questions that VCs frequently ask. These span various aspects of your business, including: • 📊 Business model and market • 👥 Team and execution • 💰 Financials and funding • 🔮 Vision and strategy 🎓 Pro Tip: Practice answering these questions concisely and confidently! 👇 Let's engage: • Which question do you find most challenging? • Any crucial questions missing from this list? • How do you prepare for VC pitches? Remember, preparation is key to nailing that pitch! 🔑 #StartupPitch #VCFunding #FounderTips #EntrepreneurshipJourney

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#Fundraising can be challenging, but with thorough preparation, you can increase your chances of success.

"Paise ko paise ki tarah dekho, dhande pe main focus karo" This is one of the best pieces of advice our earliest angel investor gave us 2 years ago but it took me 2 years to realize the true meaning of it. We routinely see people celebrating how they grind over a bunch of years years to build their business the bootstrapped way and how they showed investors the middle finger or we see people wildly celebrating fundraise wins and valuations and how they will now supercharge growth The real answer is simple. "Money is a lever to get your business to grow." The logic is simple: *"Find the least costly source of capital to grow your business"* The cost you pay is interest, equity or even your time! And that is the only equation you optimize for. So your finances could be funded by revenue, VC money , debt, PE cash etc. AND you build it in a way that the returns remains good for everyone involved So, nobody is a saint or hero for picking their source of capital! They are heroes if they build the right business! #capital #business #success #vc

All very good questions. The question I'd ask is who are your potential acquirers and why? In the "Build-to-IPO" era, talking about M&A exits became viewed as a sign of weakness - like you did not have Unicorn aspirations. The reality is that even in the best market, exit by IPO or PE is still a small percentage of ventures. I'd want to know who are your likely acquirers and what multiples are they likely to pay. I was the GC of a fund in the 2000's. We focused on the telecom space. For most of our ventures, there were at most 10-12 acquirers, often less. It was important for us to know that ventures understood their potential acquirers, monitored their changing offerings and initiatives, and worked to ensure that when the time to exit came, they remained relevant to as many acquirers as possible. A few years ago I heard a pitch from a very interesting retail focused venture. It checked all the boxes, but was very capital intensive. Then I asked "who might want to buy a venture like yours?" and the answer was some hemming and hawing, followed by a weak list of candidates. So basically investing in this company was a bet on an IPO - not a statistically appealing bet.