As an early-stage Startup Founder, you need to know how VCs decide whether to meet you or not. I’d Like To Have My Deck, Model and Market Fit Reviewed… Like you, VCs have a job to do, and they have a limited number of meetings they can take. So once they get introduced to you, …
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How To Be A Startup Unicorn
In Case You Want To Know How To Be A Startup Unicorn, The Odds Of Success Are About 10,000:1 I’d Like To Secure Resources For My Startup… When considering how to be a Startup Unicorn, your chances will improve if your Startup is in one of these categories: ➽ Gaming – virtual service or good …
Even Billionaires Need People Skills
Newsflash: Disney announced late Sunday evening that CEO Bob Chapek will step down and be replaced by former CEO Bob Iger. Even Billionaires Need People Skills. So what went wrong to cause this train wreck? There were many “events” that happened along the way to the train wreck. These were clear warning signs that all …
Are You A Hoarder Or A Sharer?
Do You Follow The “Rule of Gold” or “The Golden Rule”…? Put another way, are you a hoarder or a sharer? I have found that business people, well actually all people, fall into one of two groups. Are You A Hoarder? Those who feel, mostly on an instinctual level, that the universe is fixed and …
Hook Investors In 3 Minutes
If you want to know how to hook investors in 3 minutes, read on. Startup Founders need to prepare more than one presentation. They need to perfect a one-sentence elevator pitch. A one-minute pitch. A 3-4 minute “demo-day” pitch. And finally, a conventional 10-15 minutes investor pitch, if they want to hook investors in 3 …
Want Investment? Don’t Do This
Startup Founders Do You Want Investment? Don’t Do This. The 22 Mistakes To Avoid. Most startup founders want investment to grow their companies. They often receive (poor) advice about what to do. Well, I’m here to tell you straight. Don’t do this. In the blog post below I’ve listed some traps to avoid. If followed, …
Adapt or die
First the controversy. Adapt or die. “It’s not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change”. All have heard it. Many have used it. Few have believed it. None or very few have baked it into their DNA as a …
If You Are Not Part Of The Solution – You Are Part Of The Problem
I’m 63. I should be retired. Instead, I find myself fighting the system every day so I’m part of the solution. Not part of the problem. The Background The world is at a tipping point. Since the Coronavirus outbreak started and spread globally, life as we knew it ended. Some would say forever. The knock-on …