Priorities to Prepare for Investors - Greg Writer
b'Greg Writer, founder and CEO of the Angel Network. Greg has over 31 years experience in corporate finance, capital formation. At 21, he was the youngest owner / operator of a full service investment banking firm in the history of the US -- directly involved in over $100 million in financings, IPO\'s and acquisitions for early stage companies. In this interview we discuss how he responds to entrepreneurs, business plans and investor presentations -- how entrepreneurs demonstrate commitment to their business ("I\'m committed\\xe2\\ufffd\\xa6\\xe2\\ufffd\\ufffd isn\'t enough!) \\nHighlights: \\nWhat he sees as the priorities for financing a business these days \\nWhat are the first 3 things you want to know about a business? \\nWhat is it about the entrepreneur him/herself that is important? \\nHow do I grab your interest with my "elevator" pitch? \\nWhat do you look for in a business plan? What kind of returns can I/should I provide/offer an investors? \\nWhat type of investors do I need or should I look for? \\nWhere can I find investors? \\nValuation what is and what is an easy way to understand how investors look at this. \\nWhat is the most common mistake Entrepreneur makes, that is like shooting themselves in the head with potential check writers. Real deal killers! \\nBiggest causes of failure and what to do about them. \\nWhat are we missing success-wise, that we should be including?'