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2. My Big ‘Early-Stage’ Picture
1 EIS Investment & 3 sweat Investments (but not an angel)
Founder Institute, Seedcamp, Oxygen (& other ‘new/program’
accelerators)
WeKlik (investment ready, fundraising & corp fin)
Angel Groups (Networks & Clubs)
Keiretsu Forum (Angels, HNWs, Family Offices)
Beer & Young (growth/expansion finance for £1m+ T/O)
3. Funding – What’s Out There
Program or the New ‘Accelerators’
Debt: Borrow against assets or near future opportunity (Sales contracts, IP, etc)
Grants (sector, location)
Funding Organisations (SEIS & EIS seed funds, VCs, Angel Networks/Clubs)
Competitions
Crowdfunding
Go get a fundraiser / broker / intermediary (Individual or Corporate Finance)
4. The Door Opener
An Executive Summary
template / Structure E X E C U T IV E S U M M A R Y
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- Product/Service
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in A s ia w a s p u r c h a s e d in 2 0 0 9 w h ic h w i ll a id o n e o f t h e c o m p a n y ’s k e y
d if f e r e n t i a t o r s , t o b e a b l e t o c u s t o m i s e a n d t a il o r m a k e t o o r d e r . T h e
d e s ig n a n d p r o d u c t io n f a c ilit y a llo w s t h e ir u n iq u e a n d o r ig in a l d e s ig n s t o s t a n d a p a r t b o t h in t h e r e t a il a n d t r a d e
s e cto rs .
- Target Markets / Sales Channels
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s t a n d a r d o f f e r in g s t h a t t h e h ig h s t r e e t a n d o n lin e r e t a ile r s o f f e r . T h e C o m p a n y a r e a b le t o m a n u f a c t u r e t o o r d e r
a n d h a v e t h e f le x ib ilit y t o m a t c h a n d f u lf il n e w c o n s u m e r t r e n d s a c r o s s a n u m b e r o f p r o d u c t a r e a s . S lig h t
v a r ia t io n s in t h e o r d e r f r o m t h e c u s t o m e r ( s iz e , c o lo u r a n d m a t e r ia l) c a n b e a c c o m m o d a t e d , a s t h e r e is n o
m e c h a n is e d f a c t o r y lin e . T h e c o m p a n y a ls o in c o r p o r a t e s t h e e t h ic a l s o u r c in g o f it s p r o d u c t s a s a k e y c o n s u m e r
- Sales & Market Strategy
p u r c h a s in g p r in c ip le .
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f o c u s h a v e c o n s is t e n t ly o u t p e r f o r m e d t h e ir p u r e - p la y c o u n t e r p a r t s in t e r m s o f s a le s g r o w t h . T h e C o m p a n y
c o n t r o ls t h e c o m p le t e s u p p ly c h a in , w h ic h in c lu d e s u t ilis in g t h e ir o w n d e s ig n t e a m in A s ia a n d w o u ld lik e t o
r e a c h o u t a n d c r e a t e m u lt ip le c o n s u m e r ‘t o u c h - p o in t s ’ s u c h a s : t o o p e n a n o u t - o f - t o w n b a r n - s h o p s t y le o u t le t ,
- Competition
e s t a b lis h a P a r t y P la n d ir e c t m a r k e t in g n e t w o r k , p a r t ic ip a t e in t r a d e f a ir p r o g r a m m e s ( in c lu d in g a C h r is t m a s
m a r k e t s c h e d u le ) , p r in t c a t a lo g u e s / b r o c h u r e s f o r v a r io u s t r a d e a n d r e t a il s e c t o r s , a s w e ll a s t o e n g a g e a n
a g e n t n e t w o r k t o r e a c h t h ir d p a r t y r e t a ile r s .
T a r g e t M a r k e t s / S a l e s C h a n n e l s : T h e C o m p a n y h a s t w o m a in r e v e n u e c h a n n e ls w h ic h a r e c o n s u m e r r e t a il
( 7 5 % ) a n d t r a d e r e t a il ( 2 5 % ) b u t h a v e a ls o b e e n d e v e lo p in g a s e r v ic e o f lu x u r y h ig h - e n d in s t a lla t io n s .
- Future opportunity / Exit C o n f id e n t ia l 1
5. The Approach
It’s a different landscape with its own language.
Think of it as a campaign (?Months, people, £money)
95+% of businesses approaching investors …. No guarantees.
Many don’t get to the deal negotiation stage
6. Getting Ready
Investment Ready > Often just means developing the
tangibles of biz plan, ES or pitch-deck)
Deal Ready (The smart stuff) > Get: advisor/mentor,
financials stress tested, traction, benchmark, exit &
valuation). This is called ‘de-risking.’
Above all, tell your ‘investment or opportunity’ story
(not your product/service or business story)
7. Some Turn-offs
The overload: “Here’s all our data (50 pages & 4
attachments), tell us what you think.”
The drip feed: “Here’s the biz plan, finances will be ready next
week.”
No start-up experience but plenty of blue chip CV.
Everything Outsourced. “We have selected an agency to
manage our sales.”
Opportunity greatness overrides all other considerations.
Flowery, vague, over spun, hyped up, dressed-up and totally
entangled with ‘marketing speak.’No acknowledgment of
possible uncertainties or weaknesses.
No early chunky salaries – Be exit motivated.
8. Investor Questions
How many investments done to date?
How would you get involved / what do you offer (especially if young or
new angel)?
Smallest & largest deals (£?)
How many in last 12 months (or 24)?
How many times have you syndicated with others?
Would it be ok to contact any of your past/current investments for
references?
Would or could you bring in any colleagues on the deal also (if you’re
not taking the whole deal amount)
Will you be looking to follow-on if necessary?
Have you managed to exit yet? Had any failures yet (references)?
9. I’m done – thank you very much
Linked In requests > I am not an open networker or
collector of profiles. If sending me a connection request, say
why you want to connect.
If emailing me > Send a really good executive summary. No
NDAs, no business plans and no email outlines.
Remember > When fundraising you are in competition and
YOU WILL get filtered. So do everything you can to NOT get
filtered.
10. Questions?
/ aristos peters
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Editor's Notes
INTRO > 1) Early role/background with BT ’s internet products 2) then involved in growing digital startups 3) Now advising startups & early stage businesses, mainly about growth via investment.
INTRO > Besides “Pitch” events, there are other things you can do. • Grants: 1) Start with Business Link. 2) Google search = “UK business grants.” 3) smallbusiness.co.uk. 4) ‘Grant Finding’ companies for a fee 5) TS Board. • Fund Organisations: 1) Business Link to locate regional sources. 2) London Technology Fund. 3) BBAA for angel networks. • Competitions: 1) The Pitch 2011 2) Seedcamp (?), Shell, Biz Spark (Microsoft), Technology Strategy Board. • Get a Fundraiser: 1) This is the campaign approach. 2) Fundraiser gives you pre-investment validation. • Crowdfunding: For a passive approach to investing. Try - Funding Circle or Crowdcube.
ES or Pitch Deck – principles are the same. - Headings may vary a little according to sector
INTRO > Seed / early-stage, there often a fundamental DISCONNECT between founders/entrepreneurs and the investment community. • New Landscape: 1) Not like applying for Bank Loan. 2) Investors are flooded with opportunity & rely on a FILTER mechanisms to sort wheat-from-chaff. 3) They are notoriously 'Time Poor' and can appear curt or rude in their abruptness. You should be thankful if you can get any sort of feedback. • 95+% … “Fail to secure investment”
INTRO > (NONE) • IR – Often taken to be about preparing your business plan and presentation , ready for your beauty parade. Also taken as being prepared for investor questions. Keep the biz plan relatively up-to-date. If you are fundraising then the ES is vitally important, if you are pitching then so will your pitchdeck. • DR – This is about structure, configuration and backup.
INTRO > (NONE) • Companies that give you weblinks and full business plans and ask “can you let us know what you think?” They make us work hard to try to understand what they are doing, where they have got to and what they need. • No Startup CV: Andrea ’s example in Wales. No experience but has Chief Exec of Admiral behind her. Give a little equity to get mentors, advisors execs or NEDs’ onboard? • Sales Agency (NONE). • Opportunity Greatness - “ Greed Buy-In with Suspended Reality ” Upside potential is big & guaranteed i) you’re a fool to say no, ii) we are doing you the favour.