Tácticas para encontrar inversionistas.
Ciertamente es un reto mayor el conseguir financiamiento a través de inversionistas de capital de riesgo, con tantos otros emprendimientos haciéndolo al mismo tiempo. Por esto, es crucial el poder presentar de la mejor forma posible al equipo emprendedor, la oferta de valor del negocio y la oferta de inversión. ¿Sabes cómo hacer esta presentación? Este modulo muestra las mejores presentaciones (estrategias, propuestas, etc.) y experiencias realizadas exitosamente en Silicon Valley.
Dan Springer · Stan Christensen: Advice on Raising Venture Money (4 min. 12 sec.)
Describes the three macro factors to keep in mind while rasing capital money
- What idea one has to offer?
- The state of the venture market
- Entrepreneur's long term goals
Michael Cline: Creating Real Value: Substance over Form When Raising Money (1 min. 53 sec.)
Discusses the value of emphasizing substance over form:
- Entrepreneurs must demonstrate how they create value for the customers
- Have a dialogue with VCs who understand that kind of value creation
Heidi Roizen: What Numbers Do VC's Look At? (1 min. 51 sec.)
Describes risk in the VC business
- Most companies in the VC business fail
- Due to high risk inherent in the VC business, VCs are interested in high returns typically as high as 10x
Ashwin Navin · Ping Li: Why Investors Invest: Bit Torrent as an Example (1 min. 52 sec.)
Highlights the aspects of business models that VCs look for when making the investment decisions:
- Do the entrepreneurs address a specific meaningful problem?
- What is the business model posed by an entrepreneur?
- What is the entrepreneur's vision for the company?
Jason Green: Raising Money outside Silicon Valley (2 min. 4 sec.)
- Suggests the need to look for alternative options for entrepreneurs who are not in the Silicon Valley
- Also highlights the importance of saying "No" to the venture backed funding option
