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Video – How to Write a Business Plan:
Your “Business History”

VIDEO – What investors and lenders look for in your business and in your plan — What to think about as you edit the “Business History” section of your business plan and what investors and lenders (crowdfund, angel, venture capital, SBA) look for as they consider funding your start up or growing company.

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Do Not Sell Your Product to Investors!

Pitching Investors 101 Here is a chapter from the book: Business Back Belt Before you get too far into your business plan, you may want to read this… Are You Raising Capital? Do Not Sell Your Product To Investors! They don’t want to buy your product, they want to invest in your business! There’s a…

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Video: Avoid These Two Disastrous Revenue Model Mistakes

Here’s How to Avoid TWO Common and Catastrophic Mistakes… Instead, Build Credibility with Investors From the Start. A competitor shows how one can just drag a graph to make your numbers look good. How can you explain your logic or walk an investor through your process? 😐 We don’t know either. Here’s what to do……

Elon Musk Thinks You’re Going to Fail… That’s OK.

by Robert Steven Kramarz, Intelliversity You’re more likely to win if you expect failure.   Question:  After a bunch of calls/meetings with investors, why am I still hearing “No” and “Too early”?  Why does it seem to take dozens, even hundreds of calls with investors? How many calls/meetings will it take to meet the right…