It doesn’t matter how expertly you’ve nailed down your perfect pitch, met the five essential objectives that will encourage an investor to back you, or fine-tuned your fundraising strategy to ensure it’s as bulletproof as possible, there’s still a possibility that you won’t be able to raise investment for even the most creative and innovative business proposal. Why?…
1. Using the Founder Story to Impress Investors Ideas are a dime a dozen, but the ability to transform an idea into a successful product requires a strategic formula. One of the most effective ways to escalate the potential of an idea is to persuade investors to support your dream. The founder story is the…
Imagine this. You and your friend are having a conversation about your favorite subjects. Your friend is a history buff, and thoroughly enjoys reading about battles fought and kingdoms won. You, on the other hand, find history stuffy and have only painful memories of enduring endless classes as the teacher droned on. How can the…
Let’s take a couple of things as given. First, you’ve got a highly investable business idea that any investor worth their salt will want in on. Second, you can turn that idea into reality and make it a tremendous success. So, the question you need to ask yourself is if you’ve got the vital component…
Launched in November 2018, Dentalheld has grown to a heroic platform, offering over 120.000 dental products from various suppliers to dental practices and dental laboratories throughout Germany. Why do customers love to buy their dental products through this platform? Dentalheld’s smart algorithms automatically compare the product and shipping costs of all listed suppliers and optimize the basked…
Finding investment for your business isn’t just about working with anybody willing to give you money. Just as you’ll appeal to investors looking for a business proposition just like yours, so some investors will be more compatible with your company than others. It doesn’t matter how fantastic your offering is; connecting to the most suitable…
The start-up contest @GMF presented by DW welcomed media start-ups from around the globe to pitch their ideas and business models. The event was part of this year’s Global Media Forum. As part of the Global Media Forum 2021, Deutsche Welle welcomed start-ups from around the world to participate in the start-up contest @GMF. The focus was…
Investors want to get the perfect dish when looking for startups to invest in. Imagine eating a pizza and the sauce is missing. So make sure your startup gets the following five key ingredients right. Team There are several things an investor considers before they invest in any startup. One of the most important is…
The reality is that investors come in all shapes and sizes. Some will be right for you, whereas others won’t be suitable at all. To determine who would be a good fit, you need to consider the options. Today, we’re going to take a close-up look at Angel Investors. If you’re at the startup or…
What if we could eliminate the manual review of cloud bills and provide business insights into the effective AND ineffective cloud spend for ALL cloud deployments combined? SlimCloud delivers cloud cost analytics through a business lens on a product and project P&L level. They convert cloud costs from fixed overhead to direct variable costs and…
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