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4 Keys To A Successful Integrity Check With Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

The Founder needs to remember that meetings up to this point have been primarily off-site, with staged demos, and managed personally by the CEO or a small team. That might start with the CEO giving the investor pitch to the whole organization, and distributing the current business plan document to everyone.

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How To Prepare Your New Venture For Investor Scrutiny

Startup Professionals Musings

The Founder needs to remember that meetings up to this point have been primarily off-site, with staged demos, and managed personally by the CEO or a small team. That might start with the CEO giving the investor pitch to the whole organization, and distributing the current business plan document to everyone.

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How Smart Startups Survive Investor Due Diligence

Startup Professionals Musings

The Founder needs to remember that meetings up to this point have been primarily off-site, with staged demos, and managed personally by the CEO or a small team. That might start with the CEO giving the investor pitch to the whole organization, and distributing the current business plan document to everyone.

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A Startup’s Net Profit Score Is More Important Than Its Net Promoter Score

InfoChachkie

Shockingly, some of the recommended tactics pitched by NPS gurus could actually decrease your sales by solidifying a propensity to not promote your solution. As noted in Personal Pitch , entrepreneurs must make it easy for others to help them succeed. Reciprocity is another well-documented persuasion technique.

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A Startup’s Net Profit Score Is More Important Than Its Net Promoter Score

InfoChachkie

Shockingly, some of the recommended tactics pitched by NPS gurus could actually decrease your sales by solidifying a propensity to not promote your solution. As noted in Personal Pitch , entrepreneurs must make it easy for others to help them succeed. Reciprocity is another well-documented persuasion technique.

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A Serial Entrepreneur’s Take On Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson’s Venture Deals

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If you have not seen the Firm’s recent music video entitled I’m A VC , take a moment to watch it now – it will give you a window into Brad and Jason’s respective personalities and the degree to which they do not conform to the stereotypical stick-up-the-ass venture capitalist. Also, consider asking for a carve-out for acquisitions.”

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Obtain Impactful Recommendations And References Leverage: Social Norming To Get Into Graduate School Or Score A Job

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This will result in personal and specific descriptions of your involvement. However, be sure that any statistics you quote are primarily attributable to your personal efforts. Imagine a resume that only describes the person’s personality traits, likeability and strong character. As noted in Cialdini et al.’s

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