In general, Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later is the best strategy. You need to be ready to raise money.
If you decide to raise money, I strongly suggest you read the 1Mby1M Seed Capital series of interviews on our blog ASAP. We’ve profiled investor after investor to understand their investment thesis. You need to get in their heads and get a sense of what they’re looking for, especially if you’ve never raised money before.
Remember, Investors are looking to multiply the money that they put into startups.
During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Suman Talukdar, Founder and Managing Partner at AiSprouts.VC.
Examd
As for entrepreneur pitches, this week we had Shantanu Dev from Plainsboro, New Jersey, pitch Examd, an online exam proctoring solution.
In general, Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later is the best strategy. You need to be ready to raise money.
If you decide to raise money, I strongly suggest you read the 1Mby1M Seed Capital series of interviews on our blog ASAP. We’ve profiled investor after investor to understand their investment thesis. You need to get in their heads and get a sense of what they’re looking for, especially if you’ve never raised money before.
Remember, Investors are looking to multiply the money that they put into startups.
>>>Semyon Dukach is Managing Partner at One Way Ventures, an immigrant founder focused VC fund.
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During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Semyon Dukach, Managing Partner at One Way Ventures, an immigrant founder focused VC fund.
Oyaa
As for entrepreneur pitches, this week we had Sangeetha Iyer from Franklin Park, New Jersey, pitching Oyaa, a household organizing solution marketplace.
Roman Kikta is Managing Partner and Founder at Mobility Ventures. Roman discusses his firm’s investment thesis.
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