Pitching Investors
Pitching to investors starts with a business plan, moves towards contacting investors and preparing for a formal meeting, and ends with the follow up.
The Business Plan
Business plans are the basic stepping stones to understanding your business and pitching to investors. A lot of information contained within this blog does focus on the purpose of a business plan and how to write a business plan. Following the links below for posts guiding you through the art of writing a business plan:
- For the background and starting point of your business plan (its purpose, the basic requirements and chapters that should be included) go to the post – How to Write a Winning Business Plan
- Times, they are a changing. Find out what investors are after in the post-crisis world -NY Times Article – The New Rules of Angel Investing
The Presentation
Presenting to a group of potential investors can be nerve racking at the best of times, but it is your one opportunity to impress, and hopefully gauge interest from investors. Following the links below for posts guiding you through the art of presenting to investors:
- Offered to present to investors? Do they “charge to pitch”? Read this article to gain an insight on our thoughts and the thoughts of fellow entrepreneurs and VC’s on the topic- Angel Investor Groups Charging Startups to Present
- I’ve never been fond of paying to pitch to investors. Be aware that it’s become a common practice, especially amongst Angel Groups – Angel Investor Groups Charging Startups to Present
On the Fundraising Trail
On the Fundraising Trail follows Glenn Matthews on his journey to raise capital for the US launch of MySchoolAct. The series shares in Glenn’s experience; his successes, his failures.
