Startup Funding Espresso -- What You Need to Do Before You Raise Funding
Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Raising funding requires document and business preparation as well as pitching and extensive followup. Throughout the process there\u2019s one thing you need to do before you can raise the funding.\xa0 You need to build a relationship with the investor. If you are raising funding through a crowdfunding portal you can call that interaction a relationship, but only if you\u2019re raising $500. If you\u2019re raising $50,000, then you\u2019ll need to build a deeper relationship. As you go through the process of gaining introductions, contacting investors, setting up meetings, pitching, and so forth, remember the fundamental goal is to come away with a deeper relationship. From each interaction, the investor knows more about you and you know more about the investor.\xa0 Even if the pitch doesn\u2019t go as planned and the meeting didn\u2019t stay on track, you still grew the relationship. \xa0 Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding.Let\u2019s go startup something today.-----For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: Check out our other podcasts here: For Investors check out: For Startups check out: For eGuides check out: For upcoming Events, check out For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group