Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2018
Your historical trading information including financials and a “customer file” which shows the history of your transactions so that investors can run “cohort” analyses Customer reference, personal references, key team members, compensation, cap table, stock option plan, etc. Reference Calls I do the exact same for reference calls.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 29, 2023
If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements.
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Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 3, 2020
If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 20, 2013
In the first half of your meeting you get the customer talking about his or her pain points (which I covered in the first post) by showing them references and then asking whether they find they have similar issues as your other clients in their sector. You’re ready to test drive your new deck. Now is the time to discuss your solution.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 19, 2011
I’m starting to spend my time evaluating companies that can help brands simultaneously build within the fortress but also maintain social value in the open web. was the first president to understand television, and Howard Dean saw the value of the Web for raising money. On the open web. My interest was piqued.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 27, 2014
And there’s conferences. Oh, the conferences. Web Summit. You can’t reference check your way into a “yes.” Reference checking is to confirm or disprove a strong, positive intuition you already have about founders that could lead to an investment or a pass. Fortune Brainstorm.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 2, 2018
If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements.
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