Founders and Fundraising
A Huge Market Is A Red Flag To Your Investors
“We’re going after a huge market,” “Giuseppe*,” said to me. “It’s around $1.5 trillion!” “Really,” I said skeptically. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. “Yeah,” Giuseppe said, “And the best part is we don’t even need to get one percent of the market to be successful!” “Walk me…
Read MoreHow Do You Prepare For A Possible Merger?
“You look very tan,” I said to “Jason” during our Zoom update. “How was your vacation?” Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. “The vacation was great,” he said. “The weather was a perfect 80 degrees every day with a slight breeze off the ocean. We had a really…
Read MoreHow Do You Validate Your Startup Idea In One Hour?
One of the biggest mistakes you can make as an entrepreneur is not validating your startup idea. The problem is that testing your startup idea supposedly takes too much time. However, that’s just not true. In this video, I’ll show you how, in seven simple steps, you can validate your business idea in less than…
Read MoreHow Do You Create A Clean Cap Table?
Creating a clean, easy to use capitalization table is a must have when you’re working with potential investors. But, if you’ve never created a cap table before, what exactly does a clean cap table look like? I’ll walk you through the steps in this video. I hope you like it. Do You Want To…
Read MoreWhen Should Consider Getting A Loan?
“This is the first time we’ve ever disagreed,” I said to Gill, one of the investors in my company. I had just told him that I wanted to get a loan for my company, and Gill, much to my surprise, was against the idea. “I know, Brett. I know,” Gill said. “My feeling is that…
Read MoreYou Need To Raise More Money Than You Think
“How much money are you going to try and raise?” I asked “Sarah.” Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. “I’m thinking we should raise $1.5 million this round,” Sarah said to me. “How long will the money last?” I asked. “I’m not sure,” Sarah said. “I’m waiting on…
Read MoreFive Easy Things You Can Do To Improve Your Pitch
Wouldn’t it be great if there were some easy ways to improve your pitch? Well, you’re in luck. Today, I’m going to share with you five easy things you can do to improve your pitch. The great thing about what I’ll share with you in this video is anyone, and I mean anyone, can do…
Read MoreWhat Are The Five Rules To Getting Your Company Funded?
“Man, you’re living a charmed life right now,” I said to “Ray,” the CEO of a very hot startup I’ve been working with. “Thirty minutes and he’s (an investor) going to give you $75 million!” I shook my head in disbelief. Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here. “It…
Read MoreHow Do You Manage Your Board Of Directors?
Once your startup has investors, you’re likely going to hear somebody tell you, “You need to learn how to manage your Board of Directors.” It sounds great, doesn’t it? But how do you actually do this? And what does managing your board actually mean? It’s actually quite easy. I’ll break it down for you in…
Read MoreHow Do You Fix Your Co-Founder Problems
Sixty percent of all co-founder relationships end in failure. It’s a huge issue that just about every startup CEO has to deal with. In this video, I go through the nine issues you’re going to have to deal with when you have a co-founder that’s not working out. You’ll definitely want to stick around to…
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