Comments on: Never Ever Ever Ever Pay to Pitch http://startuplawyer.com/startup-issues/never-ever-ever-ever-pay-to-pitch Startup Law, Incorporation, Convertible Notes, Preferred Stock, Stock Options, Venture Capital Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:35:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Best Legal Structure for a Startup or New Venture - BestVendor http://startuplawyer.com/startup-issues/never-ever-ever-ever-pay-to-pitch#comment-10905 The Best Legal Structure for a Startup or New Venture - BestVendor Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:52:32 +0000 http://thestartuplawyer.com/?p=2875#comment-10905 [...] (then Wish Them Well)Raising Capital 1. Length of NDA: 0 pages 2. Fees Paid to Pitch my Startup: $0 3. Investors: Accredited Investors 4. Structure of First Capital Raise up to $1MM: Convertible [...] [...] (then Wish Them Well)Raising Capital 1. Length of NDA: 0 pages 2. Fees Paid to Pitch my Startup: $0 3. Investors: Accredited Investors 4. Structure of First Capital Raise up to $1MM: Convertible [...]

]]> By: Ryan Roberts http://startuplawyer.com/startup-issues/never-ever-ever-ever-pay-to-pitch#comment-1520 Ryan Roberts Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:48:52 +0000 http://thestartuplawyer.com/?p=2875#comment-1520 Funding Post charges $350 and includes a few extras like a workshop lunch and a mag advertisement. While I wish that was reduced to sub $100, it's not shocking like the $4,500 price tag my client was given. Filtering of "garbage" should be a transactional cost the investor group should deal with, not entrepreneurs. Funding Post charges $350 and includes a few extras like a workshop lunch and a mag advertisement. While I wish that was reduced to sub $100, it's not shocking like the $4,500 price tag my client was given.

Filtering of "garbage" should be a transactional cost the investor group should deal with, not entrepreneurs.

]]> By: Ryan Roberts http://startuplawyer.com/startup-issues/never-ever-ever-ever-pay-to-pitch#comment-2774 Ryan Roberts Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:48:00 +0000 http://thestartuplawyer.com/?p=2875#comment-2774 Funding Post charges $350 and includes a few extras like a workshop lunch and a mag advertisement. While I wish that was reduced to sub $100, it's not shocking like the $4,500 price tag my client was given. Filtering of "garbage" should be a transactional cost the investor group should deal with, not entrepreneurs. Funding Post charges $350 and includes a few extras like a workshop lunch and a mag advertisement. While I wish that was reduced to sub $100, it's not shocking like the $4,500 price tag my client was given.

Filtering of "garbage" should be a transactional cost the investor group should deal with, not entrepreneurs.

]]> By: AM http://startuplawyer.com/startup-issues/never-ever-ever-ever-pay-to-pitch#comment-1517 AM Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:01:24 +0000 http://thestartuplawyer.com/?p=2875#comment-1517 The landscape of the investing arena has changed. You have funding post articles on your site, they are a pay to play entity. But, they bring success to entrepreneurs... Most of the investment opportunities into early-stage opportunities are garbage and not even worth a look at. Some of these entrepreneurs should be grateful and lucky they can pitch their idea to sophisticated investors (if the network they pay is legitimized). And, I think that is what needs to be clarified. If the investor group is of substance, and even if the entrepreneur does not get the capital they need, at least they can be critiqued and get the experience, which is more than 75% of the battle anyway. My $0.02. -- AM The landscape of the investing arena has changed. You have funding post articles on your site, they are a pay to play entity. But, they bring success to entrepreneurs…

Most of the investment opportunities into early-stage opportunities are garbage and not even worth a look at. Some of these entrepreneurs should be grateful and lucky they can pitch their idea to sophisticated investors (if the network they pay is legitimized). And, I think that is what needs to be clarified. If the investor group is of substance, and even if the entrepreneur does not get the capital they need, at least they can be critiqued and get the experience, which is more than 75% of the battle anyway.

My $0.02.

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AM

]]> By: AM http://startuplawyer.com/startup-issues/never-ever-ever-ever-pay-to-pitch#comment-2773 AM Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:01:00 +0000 http://thestartuplawyer.com/?p=2875#comment-2773 The landscape of the investing arena has changed. You have funding post articles on your site, they are a pay to play entity. But, they bring success to entrepreneurs... Most of the investment opportunities into early-stage opportunities are garbage and not even worth a look at. Some of these entrepreneurs should be grateful and lucky they can pitch their idea to sophisticated investors (if the network they pay is legitimized). And, I think that is what needs to be clarified. If the investor group is of substance, and even if the entrepreneur does not get the capital they need, at least they can be critiqued and get the experience, which is more than 75% of the battle anyway. My $0.02. -- AM The landscape of the investing arena has changed. You have funding post articles on your site, they are a pay to play entity. But, they bring success to entrepreneurs…

Most of the investment opportunities into early-stage opportunities are garbage and not even worth a look at. Some of these entrepreneurs should be grateful and lucky they can pitch their idea to sophisticated investors (if the network they pay is legitimized). And, I think that is what needs to be clarified. If the investor group is of substance, and even if the entrepreneur does not get the capital they need, at least they can be critiqued and get the experience, which is more than 75% of the battle anyway.

My $0.02.

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AM

]]> By: PremierInterns.com http://startuplawyer.com/startup-issues/never-ever-ever-ever-pay-to-pitch#comment-1027 PremierInterns.com Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:57:45 +0000 http://thestartuplawyer.com/?p=2875#comment-1027 I absolutely agree with you 100%. PremierInterns.com is a startup and I'm always trying to figure out way to grow the company. It seems like every time I try to meet investors, they always want me to join a group and pay a significant amount of money with the promise of meeting investors. They can't even guarantee that I'll get funding. Great article and awesome job on referring your readers to other similar articles. I absolutely agree with you 100%. PremierInterns.com is a startup and I'm always trying to figure out way to grow the company. It seems like every time I try to meet investors, they always want me to join a group and pay a significant amount of money with the promise of meeting investors. They can't even guarantee that I'll get funding. Great article and awesome job on referring your readers to other similar articles.

]]> By: PremierInterns.com http://startuplawyer.com/startup-issues/never-ever-ever-ever-pay-to-pitch#comment-2772 PremierInterns.com Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:57:00 +0000 http://thestartuplawyer.com/?p=2875#comment-2772 I absolutely agree with you 100%. PremierInterns.com is a startup and I'm always trying to figure out way to grow the company. It seems like every time I try to meet investors, they always want me to join a group and pay a significant amount of money with the promise of meeting investors. They can't even guarantee that I'll get funding. Great article and awesome job on referring your readers to other similar articles. I absolutely agree with you 100%. PremierInterns.com is a startup and I'm always trying to figure out way to grow the company. It seems like every time I try to meet investors, they always want me to join a group and pay a significant amount of money with the promise of meeting investors. They can't even guarantee that I'll get funding. Great article and awesome job on referring your readers to other similar articles.

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