How to Pitch Investors and Win #3 – Become the "Investor Whisperer"
How to Pitch Investors and Win #3 – Become the “Investor Whisperer” This week I have a secret to share with you. Yes, I know that everyone always says they have a ‘secret’ to share, but this one is really valuable and very practical. With it, you’ll be able to gain the upper hand with […]
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Royalty Funding Coming on Strong – An Alternative for Innovative Companies
Royalty Funding Coming on Strong – An Alternative for Innovative Companies Picture this: You follow everything I advise in this endless Intelliversity blog. Finally, finally, you have an interested investor. BIG step forward. Then he/she lets you know they want 40% of your company, or more, for their cash. Sounds like Shark Tank, right? Now […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Make Investors Sit up and Notice #9 – How "The Pivot" Engenders Investor Trust
Make Investors Sit up and Notice #9 – How “The Pivot” Engenders Investor Trust I promised you some time ago that in future posts we’d continue to explore ways to prove to investors that you are aware of the risk and are taking tangible steps to reduce it – to engender investor trust. The future […]
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Make Investors Sit up and Notice #8 – Get Mentored or Coached
Make Investors Sit up and Notice #8 – Get A Business Mentor Have you ever had a coach? How about a mentor? Perhaps you’ve never really thought about the difference between coaching and mentoring and have used the terms interchangeably. Today, we’re going to distinguish them. Coaching and mentoring, whether in sports, relationships, health or business, […]
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Make Investors Sit up and Notice #7 – The Sandwich Strategy
Make Investors Sit up and Notice #7 – The Sandwich Strategy First, credit where credit is due: This term, the “The Sandwich Strategy” comes from George Kenney, co-founder of VC Shepherd Ventures and founder of the Entrepreneur’$ Bootcamp. Let me say something before we go on. When a successful venture capitalist tells you what affects his […]
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Make Investors Stand Up and Notice #6: How to Take Effective Action When You are Under the Gun
Make Investors Stand Up and Notice #6 – How to Take Effective Action When You are Under the Gun In my last post, I discussed the importance of being coachable and focused on a key aspect of coachability — listening. I made the point that being coachable generates trust and therefore a great way to […]
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