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Royalty Funding – No Dilution, No Exposure
Royalty Funding – No Dilution, No Exposure Royalty funding is an exciting option for many businesses in different stages of funding. It incentivizes investors to “give you a hand” without giving away your company. Here is a recap of new writings by Royalty funding expert Arthur Lipper. Arthur is one of the world’s most knowledgeable […]
Want to be Heard? Want to be Trusted? Become a Master Listener
Want to be Heard? Want to be Trusted? Become a ‘Master Listener.’ – Fast Track to Funding #3 I’d like you to listen to me for a few minutes. Really listen. No phones, no distractions. No problem, right? After all, you’ve mastered the art of listening. That’s part of what makes you a great vision master. […]
Leadership Training for Geeks: How Companies Can Do a Much Better Job at Leveraging Brainpower
How Companies Can Do a Much Better Job at Leveraging Brainpower *This guest post and interview originally appeared on the Top-Notch CEO blog on May 31, 2017, and is contributed by Dr. Stephie Althouse, an Intelliversity faculty member. Imagine this picture: You are passionate about a certain area, let’s say science or law or … […]
Using Trust to Navigate the Big Meeting – Fast Track to Funding #2
Using Trust to Navigate the Big Meeting Fast Track to Funding #2 In my last post, Why Vision Masters Need to Master CPR, we discussed the CPR, a tool that I’ve found to be truly invaluable in creating the type of alignment that creates trust within your team and trust among third parties like investors. […]
Why Vision Masters Need to Master CPR – On the Fast Track to Funding #1
Why Vision Masters Need to Master CPR On the Fast Track to Funding #1 In my previous post, The Tale of Two Endings – The Power of a Promise Fulfilled, I discussed the power of making and keeping promises to generate investor trust. But there’s something equally important in the realm of having effective meetings – […]
Are You Fundable Interview with Intelliversity Executive Director
Are You Fundable Interview with Intelliversity Executive Director This brief podcast interview is a discussion of Intelliversity’s Are You Fundable program. The first part of the program is free. It includes: A self-assessment to determine if your concept is fundable or your company is ready for another round of funding Identifies the gaps that need […]
The Tale of Two Endings – The Power of a Promise Fulfilled
The Tale of Two Endings – The Power of a Promise Fulfilled Are You Fundable #9 We’ve covered a lot of ground the past few weeks and I hope you’ve gained a deeper relationship to why trust is so important in building relationships with investors. Did you get the allusion there? Trust is a relationship. […]
Evoking Investor Trust – Are You Fundable #7
Evoking Investor Trust – Are You Fundable #7 In my last post in this series, I took you through some specific processes you can use to reveal your flaws in a way that actually builds investor trust and makes you a hero for being open, honest and coachable. We discussed that this is very important […]