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How To Strike A Deal With Pre-Seed Investors
Believe it or not, there was a time when “seed investors” were barely a thing. Series A funding was the goal. If you didn’t yet have enough traction yet, you’d have to bootstrap your way forward. Luckily for entrepreneurs, as startup investing has become more competitive, new investment level categories have spawned. Today, pre-seed investors...
5 Things You Need To Do To Impress App Investors
The mobile app startup scene is highly competitive. For every app startup that strikes a deal with an investor, 100 others are turned away. Just having a great idea doesn’t impress app investors; angels and VCs back startups that have validated a proven market need and showcase a high potential for future profitability. Hundreds of...
What Makes A Great Pitch Deck? (Infographic)
Most entrepreneurs know that they need a pitch deck when raising investor capital for their business. However, pitch decks are often just treated as another “thing to have” – a document thrown together in a rush just to satisfy the requirements of the recipient. Bad pitch decks usually lead to nowhere. When done correctly, though,...
Why Traction is Key To Seed Money (Infographic)
Securing seed money from angel investors and VCs can be extremely difficult and can take far longer than many entrepreneurs might believe. However, failure to raise early funding can potentially be deadly to a startup. Of the startups that fail each year, 29% fail as a result of running out of capital. What does it...