Robert Steven Kramarz

Seasoned Investor Shares A Surprising Viewpoint That Creates Reliable ROI

Blog, Entrepreneurial leadership, Gender diversity, Invest in startups, Investing in innovation, Investor access, Pitching to investors, Team Diversity, Vision Master /

  What follows is the transcript of my recent video interview with Rob Hanna, a prolific Angel investor focusing on women-led companies and diverse founding teams, nationwide. He believes that women founders represent an enormous untapped, underrepresented market for investors. Mr. Hanna’s criteria for selecting investors reflect his unique style.  He seeks high-energy innovators who […]

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Silvia Mah Angel Investor

A Prolific Angel Investor Who Tackles Her Own Investor Biases in Innovated Ways

Blog, Entrepreneurial leadership, Gender diversity, Invest in startups, Investing in innovation, Investor access, Pitching to investors, Team Diversity, Vision Master /

  What follows is the transcript of my recent video interview with Silvia Mah, PhD, a prolific Angel investor focusing on women-led companies and diverse founding teams.  As you’ll hear, like with my investing practice, Silvia is not doing this to be “correct” but because it works as an investment thesis. I hope this excites

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Will Your Business Fail? A Little Authentic Advice From Elon

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This article is the follow-on Part 2: Elon Musk Thinks Your Company Should Fail. Prove Him Wrong! A few weeks ago, I asked: why are you still hearing from the mouths of investors “No” and “You’re too early”?  Why does it seem to take hundreds of calls with investors?   How can I reduce the number

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Elon Musk

Elon Musk Thinks Your Company Should Fail. Let’s Prove Him Wrong!

Blog, Pitching to investors, Vision Master /

Question:  After a bunch of calls/meetings with investors, why am I still hearing “No” and “Too early”?  Why does it seem to take dozens or hundreds of calls with investors? How many calls/meetings will it take to meet the right investor?  How can I reduce the number of calls/meetings needed to find the right investor?

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“Trust but Verify” – 10 Ways to Earn Financial Credibility With Lenders

Blog, Pitching to investors, Royalty Funding /

The clock is ticking. Your window of opportunity to dominate your niche, and raise capital, is closing all the time.   Let me help you beat the funding clock. I’ve been a VIP speaker for Credibility Nation this week, speaking on “financial credibility” so I thought I’d pass on to you some of the secrets that I’ve been

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Raising Capital for Women Led Companies

Raising Capital for Women Led Companies – Some Insights From Women

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We recently hosted a web meeting with a group of women CEOs and investors. The goals of the meeting were twofold: First, to determine if these women leaders experienced bias in fundraising. The second goal was to develop strategies to deal with stated bias. Here are 8 take-home lessons and observations. A bonus lesson is

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Women Raising Capital – Is There Bias?

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Many women CEOs raising capital believe that bias against women exists. We know that 90% of VCs are male. Our calculations show that 80% of angel investors are men.  So bias, whether deliberate or unconscious, could be expected. (Controversial) Question: Is there an actual bias against women entrepreneurs seeking investment? Continue reading to see why I

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