30+ Questions You Could be Asked About Your Startup During a Screening Meeting with an Angel Group

Every businessman knows being cost-effective is important. But early stage financing companies should never cut corners with these critical components!

The executive summary is typically one of the initial interactions an entrepreneur will have with an investor. Here’s how to make your best first impression.

Angel and venture capital investors may receive hundreds or even thousands of executive summaries each year. With their time being limited and the competition for their attention intense, it is extremely important that the entrepreneur provide executive summaries that “Wow!”

Investors have a big picture view of the whole investment cycle. To think like an investor, you can’t follow the crowd. You’ll need expert guidance in order to frame your own investment portfolio.

Entrepreneur’s often make these simple mistakes during due diligence that cost them the ability to receive funding. Do any apply to your startup?

The curse of the entrepreneur: you have this great idea and it looks like it will do really well. The problem? You lack the capital and the skill to build it. What’s the solution? Giving Away Startup Ownership.

The purpose of discussions with these constituents begins with validation but ultimately includes the potential of funding your startup.

Advisory board members can provide significant leverage to grow and scale, so it’s important to choose the right people. Here’s how to assess potential candidates for your startup venture.

Unfortunately, startup debt can arise from numerous sources, each potentially lethal. Many forms of debt are obvious, others are not, and it’s those that are not which place the entrepreneur in the most risk of impacting their funding potential.