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What's the best way to attract venture capital?
Just to save your time, energy, money and wasted passion I will tell you that you will never acquire venture capital if you are asking this question. The first thing you must know is that startups do not attract venture capital nor do they attract angel or borrowed capital. You do not attract money in this day and age. It is absolutely positive that any capital that you can acquire for even an operating business will never be attracted - it will be earned. You can take all ot
Steve Clute
Nov 23, 20251 min read
Raise Your Game.
Today we need simplicity and “2020 Vision” to stay in the game. Finding focus and energy amidst extreme fear and complex inconsistencies is hard. Personal and professional faith guided experience with startups, healthcare issues, natural disasters, five recessions, the ‘Dot.com’ bust, turnarounds, exits, and now COVID-19 inspired me to share the simplicity that might help. I said, “everyone likes to follow simple steps” and here are four. First, trust and know that God is wi
Steve Clute
Oct 26, 20251 min read
Investor Presentation Preparation
Things you need to be prepared to address when entering investment meetings: 1. What do your customers need and how do you know for sure? 2. What evidence can you provide of prior business success? 3. Who’s on your team? 4. How well do you know your competitors? 5. What's your competitive advantage? 6. How do you define your target market? 7. What is your business most sensitive to? 8. What's your sales and distribution model? 9. What have you already accomplished? 10. What d
Steve Clute
Oct 12, 20254 min read
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