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

Read the full article →

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

Read the full article →

“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,

Read the full article →

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

Read the full article →

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

Read the full article →

Early Stage Venture Capital Chasing Lighter Faster Companies

March 8, 2011

Before we get into lighter and faster early stage venture capital some career advice. When my Dad gave me career advice he said … this is what you do: Get an Accounting Degree Join a Public Company Work your way up to Managing Director Be rewarded with a job for

Read the full article →

Need To Raise Capital? You Need More Than A Great Product

February 20, 2011

Need to Raise capital? The pitch is great! The product or service is awesome. The investors agree it is the best thing since sliced bread and are all ready to write out the cheque. Then one of them asks … but can you guys really do this if you

Read the full article →

Early Stage Funding needs reduce to 600k to $2.5 million at ASSOB on average

February 12, 2011

The amount of early stage funding entrepreneurs have needed to raise capital has changed markedly in the last two years. Why? Well mostly start-up infrastructure is a lot cheaper. Meaning early stage funding requirements are generally lower. Reasons being: Outsourcing Cloud computing Ability to work from Home Skype, Instant messaging, Web

Read the full article →

Ethical Investment and Small Business Investing

December 4, 2010

This week I shared the stage with the Green Leader Bob Brown at the 10th Australian Sustainability Awards. Ethical Investment was why everyone was there  apart from the excellent menu which featured organically grown fare. Paddy Manning a journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald reported well on it, picking up

Read the full article →

Business Start Up Funding Needs Reducing

December 3, 2010

Funding Requirements for Start up Businesses on an individual entity basis are trending down primarily due to technology gains and savings. This means that Startup business dont need to chase as much when raising capital. One of the main reasons is that with smart phones, cloud computing, outsourcing, virtual assistants

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →