MattBrowne.com » fundraising http://mattbrowne.com Welcome to my sandbox. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:07:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Quick Tips From My Recent VC Pitch http://mattbrowne.com/quick-tips-from-my-recent-vc-pitch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quick-tips-from-my-recent-vc-pitch http://mattbrowne.com/quick-tips-from-my-recent-vc-pitch/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:13:47 +0000 Matt Browne http://mbrowne.wordpress.com/?p=117

  1. Relax and don’t be nervous. Think of how you feel when you play your favorite sport… and get in that zone. Have fun!
  2. Be prepared to be flexible. Your presentation is never going to go accordingly to plans. You better know it, inside and out. Be prepared for the server to go down. Screen size to be off. Bookmarks to be lost. You’ll have to adjust to everything. Adversity is good.
  3. Learn the phrase, ‘I don’t know, yet‘. It is ok if you don’t have all the answers, you are a startup.
  4. I wouldn’t ever highlight your weaknesses, spend time focusing on your strengths- unless directly asked- then be prepared.
  5. Practice, practice, practice- in front of the very brightest people you know. Demand their time.
  6. Be patient. The process is filled with ups and downs. Try to take it ‘call by call.’

    You must have tenacity. This is not an easy process.

These are just a few of my thoughts I’d like to share with other entrepreneurs who might make an attempt at fundraising. Good luck!

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clipped from blog.mixergy.com

Everything a Startup Needs to Know About Raising Funds – Daniel Gould Interview

I have a very helpful mp3 for anyone who’s thinking of raising money for a new business.
To help me prepare for the “Getting Your Startup Funded” Mixergy Forum, my friend Dan Gould spent an hour on the phone with me, walking me through me the process of getting a new business funded.
In 2004, Dan co-founded Newroo, which was acquired by Fox Interactive/MySpace in 2006. He’s currently VP, Technology at FIM.
I think our call is as good as any seminar on raising money and he gave me permission to post our conversation here. So if you can’t make it to my next event, listen to my call with Dan a few times.

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