Fundraising 101 for Sri Lankan Startups
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What budding entrepreneurs need to know before planning to raise seed funding for your startup in Sri Lanka.
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- 2. D I S C L A I M E R i don't have a monopoly over knowledge i'm no Moses
- 3. US$ 250K US$ 1Mn US$ 550K 25 #startups #fundraising #strategy #businessmodels 4 7 2010 2014 2016
- 4. F L O W startup types structuring your pitch deck pitching when to raise money how much should you raise
- 6. S T A R T - U P T Y P E S lifestyle SME buyable corporate social scalable S O U R C E : S T E V E B L A N K
- 7. what is the purpose of starting your own business? K N O W
- 9. why is it important for this startup to exist why is this startup important for me C R U X
- 10. W H A T Y O U N E E D team plan skills tractiontime idea market reach
- 11. W H A T T O C O V E R purpose problem solution why now market size roadmap financials KPIs demo ask traction competition product business model why us (team)
- 12. W H A T T O C O V E R purpose problem solution why now market size roadmap financials KPIs demo ask traction competition product business model why us (team)
- 13. B E S T P R A C T I C E S single message per slide a combination of business & emotions a use-case based on a story succinct
- 14. B E S T P R A C T I C E S numbers over opinions focus on the benefits practice be honest
- 15. pitching
- 16. E V A L U A T E the person's personality & creativity the idea/concept the relationship between person & idea
- 17. Research suggests that humans can categorize others in less than 150 milliseconds. Within 30 minutes, they’ve made lasting judgments about your character. E V A L U A T E S O U R C E : H B R
- 18. a traditional elevator pitch can go wrong in so many ways it is far more effective to avoid it E L E V A T O R P I T C H
- 19. W H Y A V O I D forget your lines & you end up feeling like a fool sounding rehearsed isn't impressive the pitch might cause confusion the "pitch" may not be relevant
- 20. O B J E C T I V E not to pitch an idea but pitch a use-case
- 21. P I T C H - P R E - L A U N C H hi my name is <name>, we're trying to solve the <problem> we're in the business of <impact> our solution saves <unit> for <segment>
- 22. P I T C H - P O S T - L A U N C H ( 3 0 S ) what does your startup do how big is the market how much traction you have
- 23. P I T C H - P O S T - L A U N C H ( 2 M ) 30s pitch unique insight - aha vs me too revenue streams team ask
- 24. R E M E M B E R funding is not a causal factor for success funding often comes after displaying traction