#3 How to destroy your investment deal in 10 minutes (just before the finish line)

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Talking To Investors: The Impact Startup Negotiations Podcast

Ben Kimura-Gross

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This is what you're going to learn in the Talking To Investors podcast: - How investors like to be approached. - Strategies to convince investors to fund your startup without feeling like you’re begging. - How to talk to impact investors at eye level by learning to understand their mindset. - How to build relationships that have more staying power than plastic in the ocean. - Stop wasting your and THEIR time with a shotgun in the dark approach - improve your search method.

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#3 How to destroy your investment deal in 10 minutes (just before the finish line)

Talking To Investors: The Impact Startup Negotiations Podcast

42 minutes 39 seconds

1 year ago

#3 How to destroy your investment deal in 10 minutes (just before the finish line)

In this episode of the Talking To Investors podcast, I'm speaking with Geet Kalra, investment associate at Advantage Capital. We discuss:

► The craziest founder statement Geet ever encountered - NEVER say this to an investor

► The 3 essential empathy skills that make investors believe you’ll be successful

► And one simple technique to show them you’ve got those skills

► The single most important switch you have to flip in your head - doing this gets you 95% of the way to aligning with your investor

► The one contract clause you cannot fight as an impact startup

► How to get past confusing investor jargon

► A little tactic to get investors to finetune your financial strategy for you

► What to do when an investor holds a gun to your head

► Why sending an email when negotiating a high-value term sheet is a BAD idea - and what you should do instead

► What to do when you get a term sheet with a “WTF!?-type” clause

► Which 3 criteria are make-or-break factors for assembling a great board of directors

► What to do when you DON’T want to give someone a board seat, but your investor insists

► How getting too excited about closing the deal can harm your startup in the future

► The atmosphere great founders create vs. the vibe that’ll kill the deal

► Which platform makes investors more likely to respond when you’re doing a cold outreach

► And loads of other insights Geet brings to the table.

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If you think Geet Kalra would be a great investor for your startup, you can reach out to him here:

► Geet's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geet-kalra/

And as a special bonus, more insights from Geet on coursera:

► "Strategy and Finance for the lifecycle of a Social Business": https://www.coursera.org/specializations/strategy-and-finance-for-social-business

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You’ve Got An Important Negotiation Coming Up And Can’t Afford To Lose?

Visit https://negotiating-with-goliath.com/1-on-1-coaching/

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