Your startup should never have to pay $$$ to pitch to potential investors. Period. Today, Alex Muse posted on his Texas Startup Blog about a recent encounter with an investor group asking $4,500 to pitch from ShopSavvy, one of my clients. Alex has written about why a startup should never have to pay to pitch [...]
Brad Sugars of Action International has published an article titled “6 Biggest Mistakes in Raising Startup Capital.” In the article, Brad lists the following as the 6 biggest mistakes you can make when raising capital for your startup: 1. Half-baked business plans 2. Focusing too much on the idea and too little on the management [...]
If you can’t self-fund your startup company and must take on investors, keep the number of your investors as low as possible. A low number of investors will reduce your startup company’s transaction costs and headaches associated with raising funds. I’d rather my client raise $90k from one investor than $100k collectively from ten based [...]
Ryan Roberts is a startup lawyer and represents technology companies through all phases of the startup process, including incorporation, seed & venture financings, and exit transactions. Click here to learn more about his practice.
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