Capital is the lifeblood of every investment. Without capital, there can be no product, no property, no sales, no cash flow. Check out Robert’s video about his experiences raising capital for his first entrepreneurial venture. In pitching his investment workshop, Robert Kiyosaki discusses: * Robert’s experiences raising capital * Why raising capital is the #1 skill of an entrepreneur * How you can develop this skill to benefit your business and real estate investing.
Whether your current or future investments involve business or real estate, raising capital is vital to keeping your investments alive and producing cash flow.
Pitching to a VC is all about YOU. An investor is investing in you, as much as your idea and business concept.
Thinking startup? David S. Rose’s rapid-fire TED U talk on pitching to a venture capitalist tells you the 10 things you need to know about yourself — and prove to a VC — before you fire up your slideshow.
David Rose is a serial investor and a serial entrepreneur. Here’s his list of what is important in convincing an investor that you are the right choice.
And of course, it needs to be presented with an infectious enthusiasm!
On presentation techniques, and powerpoint, David says:
“Without question I’ve seen many presentations (both with and without PowerPoint) that are Too Slick, and to me they are at least as much of a turnoff (perhaps even more) than is one that is Too Rough. HOWEVER, that’s not the only choice one has. The slickness is *not* just a function of the slides; it has much more to do with how over-rehearsed, or patronizing, or ‘un-real’ the presenter is. I see hundreds (perhaps even thousands) of presentations each year, including many dozens at conferences like TED, where presentation is often elevated to a high art. And while great presentations are far from common…they do happen.
There’s a wonderful word, first used by Castiglione in 1528, that nails the concept. “Sprezzatura” is “a certain nonchalance, so as to conceal all art and make whatever one does or says appear to be without effort and almost without any thought about it.” That is to say, it is the ability of the courtier to display “an easy facility in accomplishing difficult actions which hides the conscious effort that went into them.”
If you watch the very best presenters at their very best, people like Larry Lessig and Rives and Steve Jobs and Seth Godin et al, there is absolutely NO feeling that they are Too Slick. But all of these guys spend absolutely enormous amounts of time preparing their slides, rehearsing their presentations and mastering the technology…so that the result comes off as “without effort…and thought”. ”
Guy Kawasaki is famous for his involvement in Apple (small company, has some great products apparently) and is now in the VC space.
He is an entrepreuner and an investor… a great mix.
In this video he covers early stage venture capital, and his thoughts on that. He eloquently covers a wide range of topics from viabiity v fundabiity, teams and “shitty” powerpoint.
