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How to Pitch Investors and Win #2 – Be a Pitch Master
How to Pitch Investors and Win #2 – Be a Pitch Master Alex Rappaport had the novel idea of using hip-hop songs as educational tools, with lyrics that actually communicated educational material to listeners. But he needed funding and wasn’t getting traction from investors. At a going away party at a bar one evening, Rappaport […]
How to Pitch (Investors) and Win – #1
How to Pitch (Investors) and Win – #1 One of the biggest misconceptions in business, politics, sports, and entertainment is that in order to succeed one must have some special and rare gift that clearly sets one apart from the crowd, or one is so naturally charismatic that everyone flocks to their side, or so […]
The Biggest Dilemma That Women Face With Male Mentors: A Solution
The Biggest Dilemma Women Face With Male Mentors I’ve made the case frequently for being mentored as a key to company launch/growth AND raising capital. The same holds true to advance along a career path. I’ve also advocated diversity (including gender diversity) as a means of increasing chances of success in company launch and growth, […]
Make Investors Sit up and Notice #11 – 10 Ways to Pivot
Start Your Pivot Now! CLICK to Make an Appointment With Rob Make Investors Sit up and Notice #11 – 10 Ways to Pivot Ì want to begin this post with an admission and acknowledgment: I’ve been bombarding you with material for months that is high-level, sometimes counter-intuitive and, I hope, new and unique for you […]
Why You Matter – A Personal Note From an Investor
Why You Matter – A Personal Note From an Investor A young Vision Master with an exciting product idea near market-ready sat with me and a fellow investor in our modest conference room in San Diego. He came loaded for bear, with his laptop and a presentation ready to show. The conversation continued for an […]
Make Investors Sit up and Notice #10 – To Pivot Or Not To Pivot
Make Investors Sit up and Notice #10 – To Pivot Or Not To Pivot In my last post I introduced you, the vision master, to the concept of “The Pivot” and that: 1) You’ll almost certainly have to conduct at least one pivot before finding ultimate market success 2) That understanding when, why and how […]
Royalty Funding – Still the Wave of the Future
Royalty Funding – Still the Wave of the Future Interest in Cryptocurrency Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) waxes and wanes, but interest in royalty funding (revenue participation) continues steady growth. Vision Masters are asking: “Why give away equity which may in the future be worth tens or hundreds of millions of dollars, along with the danger of stockholder […]
