How to Raise Your First Round of Capital

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https://www.33voices.com/ | 10 tips for raising capital from the founders of YPlan, SpoonRocket and Plated. - Josh Hix, Plated https://www.33voices.com/interviews/turning-users-into-gourmet-chefs - Anson Tsui and Steven Hsiao, SpoonRocket https://www.33voices.com/interviews/faster-than-fast-food-more-wholesome-than-whole-foods - Rytis Vitkauskas, YPlan https://www.33voices.com/interviews/creating-tonights-going-out-app - Rameet Chawla and Ryan Matzner, Fueled: https://www.33voices.com/interviews/creating-products-users-actually-care-about INSIGHTS & INTERVIEW LINKS: YPlan: - Leverage LinkedIn. Research your connections’ relationships. - Prioritize investors who have already expressed interest. - Be brief - Start with a concise request for a call or meeting. SpoonRocket: - Partnerships aren’t made by pitching. Get to know people first. - Remember the Silicon Valley mantra: “If you want money ask for advice.” - Just because the time isn’t right doesn’t mean it won’t be in the future - Maintain the relationship. Plated: - Don’t get hung up on projections - Better or worse, you’ll be wrong either way - Practice short term memory. Letting the no’s effect you can be a self fulfilling prophecy. - It’s not all about the money. Consider the people you’re going into business with and how you envision the relationship evolving. - Don’t be jaded by evaluations. Your goal is to build the best company possible.

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INSIGHTS FROM SUCCESSFUL FOUNDERS

HOW TO RAISE YOUR FIRST ROUND OF CAPITAL

This presentation consists of insights from 33voices® interviews hosted by:

@ChaseJenningsExecutive Producer

@JennaAbdouProduction Manager

featured founders:

ANSON TSUI &STEVEN HSIAO

SPOONROCKET

JOSH HIX

PLATEDRYTIS VITKAUSKAS

YPLAN

WATCH THE INTERVIEW | YPlan

Leverage LinkedIn.Research your connections’ relationships.

WATCH THE INTERVIEW | YPlan

Prioritize investors who have already expressed interest.

WATCH THE INTERVIEW | YPlan

Be brief.Start with a concise request

for a call or meeting.

WATCH THE INTERVIEW | SpoonRocket

Partnerships aren’t made by pitching.Get to know people first.

WATCH THE INTERVIEW | SpoonRocket

Remember the Silicon Valley mantra:“If you want money, ask for advice.”

WATCH THE INTERVIEW | SpoonRocket

Just because the time isn’t right doesn’t mean it won’t be in the future.Maintain the relationship.

WATCH THE INTERVIEW | Plated

Don’t get hung up on projections.

Better or worse, you’ll be wrong either way

WATCH THE INTERVIEW | Plated

Practice short term memory.Letting the no’s effect you can be a self fulfilling prophecy.

WATCH THE INTERVIEW | Plated

It’s not all about the money.Consider the people you’re going into business with

and how you envision the relationship evolving.

WATCH THE INTERVIEW | Plated

Don’t be jaded by evaluations.Your goal is to build the best company possible.

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