Demonstrate Credibility With Investors

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.

In raising funding either as a startup looking for investors or a VC fund manager looking for Limited Partners, it’s important to demonstrate credibility.

Investors love to be educated on a market segment.

There are over 200 market segments in the venture space so it’s difficult to keep up with them all.

One way to demonstrate credibility is to take your market research and showcase it to investors.

In launching a startup or fund, one typically does a deep dive on a market segment and generates an array of charts and graphs showing the trends and status of the segment.

Take that market research and build a 15 slide presentation showing the state of the market including trends that are increasing and areas that are decreasing.

Offer a briefing on the sector and go through the slides showing the status.

Call out the insights to be gained such as where value will accrue.

Show who will be the winners and the losers in the next five years.

This provides the foundation for a startup or an investment thesis for a fund.

By educating the investor on the market you are now positioned to discuss how your startup or fund will take advantage of those trends.

Offer the market brief as a standalone meeting with no ask of the investor.

It’s important to build credibility first.

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In this episode of Investor Connect, Hall T. Martin is joined by Christopher Ezold, a partner at Wisler Pearlstine, a law firm based in Pennsylvania that specializes in business, employment, and corporate law. Christopher shares insights into the complexities surrounding non-compete agreements and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), especially as they pertain to startups and the investment landscape. He discusses the evolving legal landscape regarding non-competes, the importance of tailoring these agreements to specific roles and states, and the critical factors investors need to consider when evaluating a startup's legal safeguards. Christopher also touches on the broader changes in employment law, the impact of generational shifts on the workforce, and offers practical advice for ensuring legal agreements are enforceable to protect intellectual property and competitive advantage.

Reach out to at cesl@wispearl.com or 610-825-8400. Keep only www.wispearl.com

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Identify a Champion in the Group

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.

In raising funding look for those who believe in your project and believe in you.

Don’t spend too much time with those who don’t.

In a group identify a champion who can galvanize others to action.

This is sometimes a lead investor and other times it’s just someone who knows everyone.

In working with a VC group, identify a champion for your deal.

In a VC fund, a partner brings a deal to the fund and works to convince others that this will be a great investment.

It’s their job to sell it to their group.

It’s your job to arm that champion with enough information to win the investment.

This includes updates about the progress of the company.

Updates include progress in sales such as leads generated, prospects moving through the funnel, and closed opportunities.

Updates also include experienced people you are bringing on board as core team members or advisors.

Finally, updates showcase other investors joining the round.

Keep your champion informed so they can convince others to join the fundraise.

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