Startup Fundraising Strategy & Pitch Practice Office Hours Replay! [VIDEO]
Our free Startup Fundraising Video Office Hours help early stage company founders worldwide learn how to raise money for their startups.The fun, friendly live video Q&A sessions answer financing and strategy questions from entrepreneurs from all over the world with FREE expert startup advice.
The latest free session hosted by our CEO, Scott Fox, was June 23.
To watch the new Startup Office Hours replay click here.
Startup Founder Discussion TOPICS This Month
In this episode of our free Startup Fundraising Office Hours, StartupCouncil.org CEO Scott Fox demystified #VC psychology and startup #fundraising. Key Q&A included:
Samantha (Newport Beach): How to raise $30k for proof of concept hardware development and production?
John (Tustin, CA): Asked what percentage of a company to give up per round. Scott recommended 10–25% as a general rule, viewing fundraising as an iterative process of growing the total pie.
Roger (London): Asked about balancing business plan confidentiality vs the need to disclose company secrets to Silicon Valley investors.
OG (Chicago, IL): Asked about the most common red flags that will turn off investors.
[NEW FREE RESOURCE: Download the Startup Council "Fundraising Tips" free PDF here: https://www.startupcouncil.org/tips ]
Ashley (New York, NY): Inquired about approaching angel investors and how to best answer the difficult questions about competition and competitors that investors ask.
Julia (Milwaukee Wisconsin): Discussed regional networking, with Scott highlighting the importance of building local ecosystem connections.
Saamer (Detroit Michigan): What startup sectors are most popular currently with venture capital investors?
Alan (Seoul South Korea): How long does it take to raise money from angels or VCs?
And (as usual) everybody wanted to know the best resource to find early stage investors interested in their startups. Answer: Google + https://www.StartupInvestorsDirectory...
And much more, as usual!
Watch the free replay for startup founder pitches, and the expert investor feedback they got!
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