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Why you should never have a data room — the most counter-intuitive fund-raising advice you’ll ever…

Both Sides of the Table

Or if you’re a VC raising from LPs you have to list all of your deals, your investment value, your carrying value, your multiples, your IRRs, TVPIs, DPIs, etc along with net cashflows plus your previous LPAs. I hired a sales coach named Kai Krickle who helped me figure out how to close more deals.

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Don’t Cede Control: Why You Need to Cut out Middle Men in Negotiations

Both Sides of the Table

That said, there are times where you need to cast a wider net. You can certainly get coaching from your VC on how to play the negotiations since they do it more often than you do. On balance I usually prefer to recruit people from my network both in terms of saving costs as well as hiring people I know & trust. Highly ethical.

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When should you go for equity financing?

Berkonomics

There is an exemption from the requirements that these investors be accredited with net worth or income minimums to qualify legally to invest in your company. This class of investor typically writes checks from $50,000 to $250,000. We’ll call these “inside angels.” Accelerators.

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Pipeline Fellowship | Raising Women to Become Investors

Tech Zulu Event

We get a lot more emails from women entrepreneurs who say they are a high net worth in their community and we should come and help boost the number of angel investors in their companies. For me, it’s very much showcasing that angel investing is not just writing a check, it’s so much more. That is something I am aware of.

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