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On Tuesday I received a business plan for a startup entrepreneur with a fantastic product. I could see that this product had lots of potential. In was in the ‘green’ space and in demand.
He wanted me to help him raise the money.
The entrepreneur, Joe, wants to raise about $4.5 million to get moving. He had [...]

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I’ve been talking to Bill Reichert from Garage Technology Ventures in Silicon Valley. He and Guy Kawasaki invest in technology based businesses.
He made a very interesting point about what you need to do when pitching to investors and I quote:
“The reality is that raising venture capital is about getting investors to fall in love with [...]

I love this job. So many interesting situations!
Yet again I saw a company that was going for capital but, after some basic analysis, they didn’t need the money.
Anyone who invests in your business will charge top dollar. What I mean by that is that they will take a big chunk of your shares and they [...]

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Earlier in the week I was talking to an entrepreneur who wanted help to raise about $1.2 million. After a few qualifying questions about marketing and the financials he passed the first screening. He sounded credible on the phone. I asked him to send me his plan.
Then it all fell apart. His idea of [...]