Founders and Fundraising
The 5 Steps For You To Create A Great Elevator Pitch
Malcolm Gladwell, in his landmark book, “Blink”, explained how you only have 7 seven short seconds to make a connection with your audience or you lose their attention. Microsoft did a study showing attention spans are only 8 seconds. That’s it. That’s all the time you get. The point is you have a very short…
Read MoreWhy You Should Be Generous With Your Team
A few years ago, I was in the first board meeting for a startup that just closed its initial venture funding. The company’s founder, “Ray”, had been working with me since the company’s inception, and he asked me to be on the board. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click…
Read MoreHow Does A Lack Of Funding Affect Your Company?
“Brett, we’re going to need to shutdown our advertising,” Tina, our controller, said to me. “We need to preserve our cash until we get more funding. Look at the cash flow (statement).” [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] Tina and I were reviewing what we needed to do…
Read MoreHow Often Should You Meet With Your Investors?
“That’s insane,” I said to “Kevin”, a CEO I am working with. “Your investors want you to have weekly meetings with them. Good luck with that.” [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] “That’s too much?” Kevin said to me. “But the weekly meetings will just be updates, and…
Read MoreHow Do You Build A Tech Startup Without A Tech Background?
There’s an impressive list of non-technical founders that successfully built technology startups. The most notable being Steve Jobs. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] Now, I have a little experience as a non-technical founder of a technology company. Even though I have a BSEE, I hadn’t designed the…
Read MoreHow Do You Get Investor Meeting And Raise Money?
Have no idea how to raise money from investors? That’s what I’m going to explain to you in today’s video. Learn how to raise money from investors, explained in three easy steps. If you’re a startup CEO, and you want to learn how to raise startup funding, then you’ll want to watch this video. I’ll…
Read MoreHow Do You Decide Your Team’s Salary & Stock
“He needs to understand that asking for more equity is like pulling on a string,” I said to Adolfo, my co-founder and VP Marketing. We were reviewing what offer package we should give a potential employee, and Adolfo was indicating the applicant wanted more equity. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can…
Read MoreThe 3 Advantages You Have As A Founding CEO
“Do you think I would be better off stepping down as CEO?” “Wayne”, a CEO I’m working with, said to me. “My investors are offering to make me Executive Chairman or CTO. Maybe I should take the offer?” [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] “I think it’s a…
Read MoreWhat’s The Right Number Of Co-founders?
The most successful startup I’m currently involved with is now worth $1.5 billion. They’re raising another $300 million as we speak, and they’ll likely be worth around $4 billion when the round closes. The company had one founder, “Ray.” [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] The most successful…
Read MoreHow Do You Become The Next Elon Musk?
Years ago, I was having coffee with my friend Alain, and somehow, we got on the subject of Elon Musk and Tesla. Alain, who was an original investor in Tesla, said, “Elon can simultaneously channel Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.” [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] “That’s impressive,”…
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