What are some common misconceptions people have about raising capital?
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1. Thinking it is easy. It will typically take 3–6 months of full-time effort. 80% will fail.
2. That the “Idea” is worth something. It is not worth $0 because anyone can copy an idea and do better at marketing, sales, product development or just dump capital on that idea
3. Thinking VCs are the best source, they are the worst for 90% of businesses. They finance at most 1 in 200 plans and represent a tiny percentage of business financing. A narrow niche of rapid growth, technology based companies mainly.
4. A company has value on day #1. It does not! Value and pre-money valuation come from team + plan + market research + product development. Investors generally put money in only AFTER value is created.
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The pitch deck is critical. It separated out the 75% of people looking for money that did not do their homework. A good angel or VC can glean a lot about the team from this 5-minute read. An investor would be silly not to review it to save time. It is your calling card and foot in the door - but only when done well. Over 80% of pitches I have seen from many hundreds are missing the key data, sentences and strategies.
As an angel, Serial Entrepreneur/CEO for 20+ years and consultant to VCs I have been on every side of the table in most types of deals from $100K seeds to $300M. Each level, set by the amount sought and stage of development of the company, has different required criteria to get a face to face or video call.
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