Robert Steven Kramarz

Are You Fundable #6

The One Time When Ignorance Really Can Lead to Bliss – When Not Knowing Breeds Trust

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One Time Ignorance Really Can Lead to Bliss – When Not Knowing Breeds Trust – Are You Fundable #6 Last week we began a journey towards understanding the elements of trust as they relate to your relationships with investors. We surmised that becoming truly related to an investor was a prerequisite to funding and that […]

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Trust: The Priceless Commodity – Are You Fundable #5

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Trust: The Priceless Commodity Are You Fundable #5 As an entrepreneur seeking funding, I wonder whether you’ve spent much time thinking about trust. I’m not really talking about trust based on competency – in other words, whether an investor feels you can run your business well. I’m talking about the kind of trust that is

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Am I fundable

Are You Fundable – Get Heard by Investors

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Are You Fundable – Are you Being Heard by Investors? Our goal with Intelliversity’s “Are You Fundable” program is to see more innovations receive funding. Around 97% of new ideas and company growth plans are never funded.  This is unacceptable, as it’s not about the availability of money; it’s really about fear – investor fear.  Convert

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The Two Mindsets of Winning Teams – Are You Fundable #4

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The Two Mindsets of Winning Teams – Are You Fundable #4 In the last segment of this series, I counseled you, the vision-master founder of an innovation company (or the execution master looking for a home) to see the value in forming a two-headed “hydra” with a trusted co-founder. In this segment, I’d like to help

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Are You Fundable #3 – Are Two Sexes Better Than One?

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Are Two Sexes Better Than One? Are You Fundable #4 In my last article in this series, I posited that gender, ethnic and sexual orientation bias is bad for business, especially in the context of creating effective management teams for innovative companies. In this post, I’ll explain why that’s true and invite you to build

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How to Use Gender Diversity as an Edge

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How to Use Gender Diversity as an Edge Are You Fundable #2 My first post on the subject of gender diversity on management teams may have created the false impression that I am indifferent to gender discrimination. So let me set the record straight.  I would like to see more women as CEOs and as

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Women in the C-Suite

Are You Fundable #1: Does Gender Diversity Matter?

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Does Gender Diversity Matter? Are You Fundable #1 They lied. In case you weren’t aware of this, investors such as venture capitalists and angel investors say they invest in the team first and the product second.  They’re lying. The fact is, unless you already have a track record of winning for investors, most investors look

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How much time

Notes from Earth #2: Two Conferences on Acquisition, Out-licensing and Fresh Capital

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Notes from Earth #2: Two Conferences on Acquisition, Out-licensing and Fresh Capital How far in advance should I prepare for acquisition, out-licensing or fresh capital? This article is intended for those of you running a revenue-generating business and expecting a liquidity event or capital raise in the next five years, including out-licensing a product or

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Tom Weinbaum, Sales and Marketing Growth Expert, Joins Intelliversity Faculty

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Tom Weinbaum, Sales and Marketing Growth Expert, Joins Intelliversity Faculty Tom Weinbaum joins the Intelliversity faculty to assist the many innovative companies who follow Intelliversity to achieve similar exceptional growth. Shelton, CT, February 28, 2017 – Tom Weinbaum, CEO and Founder of the Weinbaum Group, helps socially responsible for-profit companies and nonprofits achieve exceptional growth.

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Notes from Earth

Notes from Earth #1 – Discoveries in the World of Business Funding

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Notes from Earth #1 – Discoveries in the World of Business Funding “Notes from Earth” is a series of blog articles on discoveries I have made while traveling around the world to conferences and meeting individual thought-leaders in the area of innovation and business funding.  The idea is to get you “grounded” in investing reality,

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