Crowdfunding, Investing and Raising Capital (Part One)

September 18, 2011

When raising capital through crowdfund investing (CFI), investors usually come from 1, 2 and 3 degrees out from the company. Especially companies seeking early stage funding. A new word to describe this way of seeking funds or investing from investors is called Crowdfunding. These contacts 1, 2 and 3

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Raise venture capital from private equity sources

September 10, 2011

If you are looking to raise capital for your business venture then take a look at your definition of “private equity”. You may need to broaden it. Wikipedia define it as … “Private equity investments are primarily made by private equity firms, venture capital firms, or angel investors, each

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Intrigue and Capital Raising

September 9, 2011

In Oren Klaff’s excellent new book on capital raising called “Pitch Anything” he uses the acronym STRONG to simplify his process. He has used this process year after year in deal after deal with executives from Bear Stearns, Boeing, Disney, Honda, LinkedIn, Texas Instruments and Yamaha. The book also has

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Raising Capital of $1.5m thru 304 followers worth $4804

August 21, 2011

In ASSOB’s Raising Capital public seminars we spend a lot of time explaining why Seth Godin’s “Tribes” idea is essential to be implemented in a capital raising endeavour. “Tribes” looks at the development of niche groups which forms “tribes” – with or without you – and in a raising capital  context there is value

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To Gain Investors You Need to Gather, Engage then Count

August 1, 2011

Sales statistics have shown us that: 1% of sales are made on the first contact. 2% of sales are made on the second contact. 5% of sales are made on the third contact. 12% of sales are made on the fourth contact. 80% of sales are made on the fifth

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5 Keys to Successfully Raising Early Stage Capital

May 14, 2011

Get these 5 Early Stage Capital Raising keys right and the investors will flock. 1) A Great Story When you explain your opportunity to people they should say ‘Wow!, I like that, let me know when you get it moving”. Building an “elevator pitch” is a great discipline as it gets you focussed

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Looking for investors? Check your Capability, Innovation and Doubt!

April 20, 2011

When looking for investors the two axis of innovation and capability are important. And so is the elimination of  doubt. A Great idea and perceived “proof” that You can do it are necessary to raise funds. Doubt about either can stop the transaction. In many cases investors are often blown

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“Fringe Times” in Capital Raising – Use them or lose them!

April 5, 2011

An article by Sahil Merchant of Mag Nation fame got me thinking about Mark McCormick. Mark McCormick was the founder and chairman of International Management Group, now IMG, an international management organization that handles the commercial affairs for sports figures and celebrities such as  Björn Borg, Chris Evert,

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How you can start now to raise the capital you need

April 4, 2011

  You can start today! We’ve found that  those who have raised capital on the ASSOB Capital Raising Platform (over 200) work hard to score 10 out of 10 on each of the following so that they can raise the capital they require. 1) Develop a convincing and compelling story. When

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Private Equity and the GFC, something good

March 8, 2011

Private equity and early stage investing are travelling better since the GFC. Couple of reasons, amongst others … Valuations in non-internet businesses have come down considerably post GFC. When the market is buoyant valuations based on owners expectations tend to have more hype in them. With investors being more discerning the downturn has made

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