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Slides to my talk to the 500 Startups Batch 5 on fundraising for startups.
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WHAT THE RISE OF THE ANGELS MEANS FOR YOU
PAUL SINGH
500 Startups
@paulsingh
FUNDRAISING YOU+
VENTURE CAPITAL IS A BUSINESS AND OPEN TO ATTACK BY “STARTUPS” WITH DISRUPTIVE NEW BUSINESS MODELS AND TECHNOLOGY.
“
-- NAVAL RAVIKANT (@naval)
500 STARTUPSGETTING TO KNOW
BECAUSE WE’RE KIND OF A BIG DEAL
PAUL SINGH
@paulsingh
angel.co/paulsingh
A (R)EVOLUTION IN THINKING
RAISE MONEYWHY IS IT SO HARD TO
FOR ME?
THE ODDS ARE AGAINST YOU
EVERYONE ELSE IS RAISING MONEY TOO
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
MATTERGET AN INTRO. ALWAYS.
DON’T BE WEIRD
YOUR #1 GOAL IN LIFE (AND FUNDRAISING)
YOUR SOLUTION IS NOT MY PROBLEM
SOCIAL PROOFPATTERN RECOGNITION
RECIPROCITYCURIOSITY
||
RETURNS SCARCITY| | TRACTIONCURIOSITY
DEMO > DECK
GET TO YESTHEN TALK TERMS
ANGELLISTSO WHAT IS THIS
YOU SPEAK OF?
THE ELEMENTSGETTING TO KNOW
THE ELEMENTSGETTING TO KNOW
THE ELEMENTSGETTING TO KNOW
THE ELEMENTSGETTING TO KNOW
THE ELEMENTSGETTING TO KNOW
THE ELEMENTSGETTING TO KNOW
ACTIVITY FEEDYOUR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO GET INTO THE
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE FOLLOWS
REAL LIFE?YEAH, BUT HOW’S THAT DIFFERENT THAN
(IT’S NOT)
MAKE IT RAINI’VE THOUGHT WAYYYY TOO MUCH ABOUT THIS
TIPS, TRICKS, PLEASE DO’S, & PLEASE DON’TS
TIPS & TRICKS
TIPS & TRICKS
PITCH THE PROBLEM (demo FTW!)
TIPS & TRICKSif you have traction, pimp that shit in the first 30 seconds
PITCH THE PROBLEM (demo FTW!)
TIPS & TRICKSif you have traction, pimp that shit in the first 30 seconds
PITCH THE PROBLEM (demo FTW!)
be confident, without being a dick
TIPS & TRICKSif you have traction, pimp that shit in the first 30 seconds
PITCH THE PROBLEM (demo FTW!)
surgically strike early investors, go wider once you nail them
be confident, without being a dick
TIPS & TRICKSif you have traction, pimp that shit in the first 30 seconds
PITCH THE PROBLEM (demo FTW!)
surgically strike early investors, go wider once you nail them
be confident, without being a dick
sales 101: sell what they want, not what you need
TIPS & TRICKSif you have traction, pimp that shit in the first 30 seconds
PITCH THE PROBLEM (demo FTW!)
surgically strike early investors, go wider once you nail them
be confident, without being a dick
sales 101: sell what they want, not what you need
angels != VC
TIPS & TRICKSif you have traction, pimp that shit in the first 30 seconds
PITCH THE PROBLEM (demo FTW!)
surgically strike early investors, go wider once you nail them
be confident, without being a dick
sales 101: sell what they want, not what you need
angels != VC
faces > names && images > text
TIPS & TRICKSif you have traction, pimp that shit in the first 30 seconds
PITCH THE PROBLEM (demo FTW!)
surgically strike early investors, go wider once you nail them
be confident, without being a dick
sales 101: sell what they want, not what you need
angels != VC
faces > names && images > text
investors are not banks
DO’S & DONT’SWHEN IN DOUBT, DO NOT INNOVATE IN FINANCE OR LEGAL
FUNDRAISING IS A PROCESS
BY IT’S NATURE, THE INTERNET UNDERMINED ANYONE WHOSE STATUS DEPENDED ON A PRIVILEGED ACCESS TO INFORMATION.
“
-- MICHAEL LEWIS
WHAT THE RISE OF THE ANGELS MEANS FOR YOU
PAUL SINGH
500 Startups
@paulsingh
FUNDRAISING YOU+
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