The document discusses "field dressing" a venture capitalist as a metaphor for examining the inner workings of a VC. It outlines four key steps: 1) Remove the heart to see that VC investment is a business relationship, not personal; 2) Remove the stomach to understand a VC's tolerance for failure; 3) Remove the lungs to know a VC can fund growth but will cause dilution; 4) Remove the brain to evaluate a VC's experience and value-add beyond money. The key lessons are to understand a VC partnership, set expectations, manage dilution, and vet a VC's expertise in your market.
Slides bij de Workshop (risico-)kapitaal ophalen op 25 november 2021
Door Gilles Pringels van The Harbour
https://www.theharbour.be/
Financiering vinden, het is een vak apart. Gilles Pringels (The Harbour) leert jou in één uur tijd hoe je jouw start-up laat groeien dankzij de juiste financiering. Waar begin je? Welke opties heb je? Je krijgt alle antwoorden voorgeschoteld aan de hand van 21 praktische tips & tricks!
Te herbekijken: https://youtu.be/NThSOn5YXJI
10 Tips to Grab Your Investors' Attention - And Keep It.Greg Sarangoulis
Great tips to best prepare for your pitch when it matters most to impress your investors. Greg Sarangoulis is a successful business owner with years of experience forging productive, lucrative partnerships.
Slides bij de Workshop (risico-)kapitaal ophalen op 25 november 2021
Door Gilles Pringels van The Harbour
https://www.theharbour.be/
Financiering vinden, het is een vak apart. Gilles Pringels (The Harbour) leert jou in één uur tijd hoe je jouw start-up laat groeien dankzij de juiste financiering. Waar begin je? Welke opties heb je? Je krijgt alle antwoorden voorgeschoteld aan de hand van 21 praktische tips & tricks!
Te herbekijken: https://youtu.be/NThSOn5YXJI
10 Tips to Grab Your Investors' Attention - And Keep It.Greg Sarangoulis
Great tips to best prepare for your pitch when it matters most to impress your investors. Greg Sarangoulis is a successful business owner with years of experience forging productive, lucrative partnerships.
Presentation by Steve Carkner, Head of Innovation at Revision Military as part of the Business of IoT Workshop at IoT613 on Thursday, September 29, 2016.
3 Pieces of Advice For Founders Connecting With Top Venture CapitalistsAvalon Ventures
Getting into the heads of Venture Capitalists can be a tricky job, but essential for raising large amounts of money. From forming, financing and developing over 100 early-stage companies and investing with instincts, Kevin Kinsella of Avalon Ventures provides advice to entrepreneurs on connecting with VCs.
Having an understanding of all of the ways that fundraising can happen for startups will help anyone who wants to participate in any aspect of the ecosystem. This class will cover all aspects of early stage financing, including debt instruments, equity financing, angel financing, crowd-sourced funding, and venture capital.
This is part of Wasabi Ventures Academy Startup Foundations:
http://academy.wasabiventures.com
The principal goal of this lesson, is to provide participants with knowledge and techniques on how to find and target the right investors, avoid costly mistakes, and craft convincing proposals that will make investors want to give you money. There are certain things you need know about investors as an entrepreneur before approaching them for funding. Don’t you think so? This lesson will make you see from a broader perspective how to position the concept of raising funds within the confines of your business. Whether you want to raise $5,000 or $10 million to kick-start your business idea, grow an existing business, or turn around a failing one, this lesson is the foundation that will significantly increase your ability to find, approach, engage and convince potential investors to give you funding. Most investors complain that it’s hard to find good businesses to invest in. Entrepreneurs, on the other hand, complain that it's hard to find investors who are willing to invest in their business. The big reason for this mismatch and confusion is most entrepreneurs who are looking to raise funds are flying blind. Their businesses just don’t meet the requirements that potential investors are looking for. The truth is funding is Available and Abundant for those who know how to access it! Many entrepreneurs often give the common excuse that funding is scarce. This is not only false, it's actually very misleading. If capital is really scarce, how come the volume of investments and loans to entrepreneurs and businesses continue to grow every year?
How to VC: Creating a VC fund portfolio modelDave McClure
This article aims to help VCs figure out how to size a venture capital fund, how many companies to include in your portfolio, and when and how to do follow-on investments. Most VCs aim to make a 3X (net) return on initial fund capital, at a ~20% net IRR. Note however, likely less than 10% of most VC funds achieve that goal.
Chapter 1.3: How Venture Capitalists Talk. Learn VC lingo! VC Experts, Inc.
Can you talk the talk? Step your game up with this look at all the terms a successful venture capitalist needs to know. Seed rounds, mezzanine rounds, LBOs -- all in this report. Not something you want to miss out on if you've got VC on the brain.
Venture capital equity funding explained - Paula Mariwala, Seed Fundtiemumbai
Know more about fund raising and the key parameters that an investors takes into consideration while investing his money and time into a business or entrepreneur as explained by Paula Mariwala - Partner Seed Fund
Have a great idea, but not sure how to get funding to turn it into a business? This presentation highlights the many ways to find funding and focuses on the pros & cons of using venture capital to launch.
Real or folklore - an advertisement for Sir Ernest Shackleton's "Antarctic Expedition":
"MEN WANTED FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY. SMALL WAGES,
BITTER COLD, LONG MONTHS OF COMPLETE DARKNESS,
CONSTANT DANGER, SAFE RETURN DOUBTFUL. HONOR AND
RECOGNITION IN CASE OF SUCCESS."
What similarities exist in the "Startup Expedition"?
Presentation by Steve Carkner, Head of Innovation at Revision Military as part of the Business of IoT Workshop at IoT613 on Thursday, September 29, 2016.
3 Pieces of Advice For Founders Connecting With Top Venture CapitalistsAvalon Ventures
Getting into the heads of Venture Capitalists can be a tricky job, but essential for raising large amounts of money. From forming, financing and developing over 100 early-stage companies and investing with instincts, Kevin Kinsella of Avalon Ventures provides advice to entrepreneurs on connecting with VCs.
Having an understanding of all of the ways that fundraising can happen for startups will help anyone who wants to participate in any aspect of the ecosystem. This class will cover all aspects of early stage financing, including debt instruments, equity financing, angel financing, crowd-sourced funding, and venture capital.
This is part of Wasabi Ventures Academy Startup Foundations:
http://academy.wasabiventures.com
The principal goal of this lesson, is to provide participants with knowledge and techniques on how to find and target the right investors, avoid costly mistakes, and craft convincing proposals that will make investors want to give you money. There are certain things you need know about investors as an entrepreneur before approaching them for funding. Don’t you think so? This lesson will make you see from a broader perspective how to position the concept of raising funds within the confines of your business. Whether you want to raise $5,000 or $10 million to kick-start your business idea, grow an existing business, or turn around a failing one, this lesson is the foundation that will significantly increase your ability to find, approach, engage and convince potential investors to give you funding. Most investors complain that it’s hard to find good businesses to invest in. Entrepreneurs, on the other hand, complain that it's hard to find investors who are willing to invest in their business. The big reason for this mismatch and confusion is most entrepreneurs who are looking to raise funds are flying blind. Their businesses just don’t meet the requirements that potential investors are looking for. The truth is funding is Available and Abundant for those who know how to access it! Many entrepreneurs often give the common excuse that funding is scarce. This is not only false, it's actually very misleading. If capital is really scarce, how come the volume of investments and loans to entrepreneurs and businesses continue to grow every year?
How to VC: Creating a VC fund portfolio modelDave McClure
This article aims to help VCs figure out how to size a venture capital fund, how many companies to include in your portfolio, and when and how to do follow-on investments. Most VCs aim to make a 3X (net) return on initial fund capital, at a ~20% net IRR. Note however, likely less than 10% of most VC funds achieve that goal.
Chapter 1.3: How Venture Capitalists Talk. Learn VC lingo! VC Experts, Inc.
Can you talk the talk? Step your game up with this look at all the terms a successful venture capitalist needs to know. Seed rounds, mezzanine rounds, LBOs -- all in this report. Not something you want to miss out on if you've got VC on the brain.
Venture capital equity funding explained - Paula Mariwala, Seed Fundtiemumbai
Know more about fund raising and the key parameters that an investors takes into consideration while investing his money and time into a business or entrepreneur as explained by Paula Mariwala - Partner Seed Fund
Have a great idea, but not sure how to get funding to turn it into a business? This presentation highlights the many ways to find funding and focuses on the pros & cons of using venture capital to launch.
Real or folklore - an advertisement for Sir Ernest Shackleton's "Antarctic Expedition":
"MEN WANTED FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY. SMALL WAGES,
BITTER COLD, LONG MONTHS OF COMPLETE DARKNESS,
CONSTANT DANGER, SAFE RETURN DOUBTFUL. HONOR AND
RECOGNITION IN CASE OF SUCCESS."
What similarities exist in the "Startup Expedition"?
Notes from an angel investing seminar conducted with a panel of experienced angel investors in June, 2000.
I've added some notes from experience over the past 13 years but for the most part, the information is as applicable today, as back then. This information should be helpful to not only angel investors but also entrepreneurs seeking their investment.
What website can I sell pi coins securely.DOT TECH
Currently there are no website or exchange that allow buying or selling of pi coins..
But you can still easily sell pi coins, by reselling it to exchanges/crypto whales interested in holding thousands of pi coins before the mainnet launch.
Who is a pi merchant?
A pi merchant is someone who buys pi coins from miners and resell to these crypto whales and holders of pi..
This is because pi network is not doing any pre-sale. The only way exchanges can get pi is by buying from miners and pi merchants stands in between the miners and the exchanges.
How can I sell my pi coins?
Selling pi coins is really easy, but first you need to migrate to mainnet wallet before you can do that. I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant to trade with.
Tele-gram.
@Pi_vendor_247
how to sell pi coins at high rate quickly.DOT TECH
Where can I sell my pi coins at a high rate.
Pi is not launched yet on any exchange. But one can easily sell his or her pi coins to investors who want to hold pi till mainnet launch.
This means crypto whales want to hold pi. And you can get a good rate for selling pi to them. I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi vendor below.
A vendor is someone who buys from a miner and resell it to a holder or crypto whale.
Here is the telegram contact of my vendor:
@Pi_vendor_247
The secret way to sell pi coins effortlessly.DOT TECH
Well as we all know pi isn't launched yet. But you can still sell your pi coins effortlessly because some whales in China are interested in holding massive pi coins. And they are willing to pay good money for it. If you are interested in selling I will leave a contact for you. Just telegram this number below. I sold about 3000 pi coins to him and he paid me immediately.
Telegram: @Pi_vendor_247
how to swap pi coins to foreign currency withdrawable.DOT TECH
As of my last update, Pi is still in the testing phase and is not tradable on any exchanges.
However, Pi Network has announced plans to launch its Testnet and Mainnet in the future, which may include listing Pi on exchanges.
The current method for selling pi coins involves exchanging them with a pi vendor who purchases pi coins for investment reasons.
If you want to sell your pi coins, reach out to a pi vendor and sell them to anyone looking to sell pi coins from any country around the globe.
Below is the contact information for my personal pi vendor.
Telegram: @Pi_vendor_247
Exploring Abhay Bhutada’s Views After Poonawalla Fincorp’s Collaboration With...beulahfernandes8
The financial landscape in India has witnessed a significant development with the recent collaboration between Poonawalla Fincorp and IndusInd Bank.
The launch of the co-branded credit card, the IndusInd Bank Poonawalla Fincorp eLITE RuPay Platinum Credit Card, marks a major milestone for both entities.
This strategic move aims to redefine and elevate the banking experience for customers.
how to sell pi coins on Bitmart crypto exchangeDOT TECH
Yes. Pi network coins can be exchanged but not on bitmart exchange. Because pi network is still in the enclosed mainnet. The only way pioneers are able to trade pi coins is by reselling the pi coins to pi verified merchants.
A verified merchant is someone who buys pi network coins and resell it to exchanges looking forward to hold till mainnet launch.
I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant to trade with.
@Pi_vendor_247
USDA Loans in California: A Comprehensive Overview.pptxmarketing367770
USDA Loans in California: A Comprehensive Overview
If you're dreaming of owning a home in California's rural or suburban areas, a USDA loan might be the perfect solution. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers these loans to help low-to-moderate-income individuals and families achieve homeownership.
Key Features of USDA Loans:
Zero Down Payment: USDA loans require no down payment, making homeownership more accessible.
Competitive Interest Rates: These loans often come with lower interest rates compared to conventional loans.
Flexible Credit Requirements: USDA loans have more lenient credit score requirements, helping those with less-than-perfect credit.
Guaranteed Loan Program: The USDA guarantees a portion of the loan, reducing risk for lenders and expanding borrowing options.
Eligibility Criteria:
Location: The property must be located in a USDA-designated rural or suburban area. Many areas in California qualify.
Income Limits: Applicants must meet income guidelines, which vary by region and household size.
Primary Residence: The home must be used as the borrower's primary residence.
Application Process:
Find a USDA-Approved Lender: Not all lenders offer USDA loans, so it's essential to choose one approved by the USDA.
Pre-Qualification: Determine your eligibility and the amount you can borrow.
Property Search: Look for properties in eligible rural or suburban areas.
Loan Application: Submit your application, including financial and personal information.
Processing and Approval: The lender and USDA will review your application. If approved, you can proceed to closing.
USDA loans are an excellent option for those looking to buy a home in California's rural and suburban areas. With no down payment and flexible requirements, these loans make homeownership more attainable for many families. Explore your eligibility today and take the first step toward owning your dream home.
how to sell pi coins in South Korea profitably.DOT TECH
Yes. You can sell your pi network coins in South Korea or any other country, by finding a verified pi merchant
What is a verified pi merchant?
Since pi network is not launched yet on any exchange, the only way you can sell pi coins is by selling to a verified pi merchant, and this is because pi network is not launched yet on any exchange and no pre-sale or ico offerings Is done on pi.
Since there is no pre-sale, the only way exchanges can get pi is by buying from miners. So a pi merchant facilitates these transactions by acting as a bridge for both transactions.
How can i find a pi vendor/merchant?
Well for those who haven't traded with a pi merchant or who don't already have one. I will leave the telegram id of my personal pi merchant who i trade pi with.
Tele gram: @Pi_vendor_247
#pi #sell #nigeria #pinetwork #picoins #sellpi #Nigerian #tradepi #pinetworkcoins #sellmypi
If you are looking for a pi coin investor. Then look no further because I have the right one he is a pi vendor (he buy and resell to whales in China). I met him on a crypto conference and ever since I and my friends have sold more than 10k pi coins to him And he bought all and still want more. I will drop his telegram handle below just send him a message.
@Pi_vendor_247
Financial Assets: Debit vs Equity Securities.pptxWrito-Finance
financial assets represent claim for future benefit or cash. Financial assets are formed by establishing contracts between participants. These financial assets are used for collection of huge amounts of money for business purposes.
Two major Types: Debt Securities and Equity Securities.
Debt Securities are Also known as fixed-income securities or instruments. The type of assets is formed by establishing contracts between investor and issuer of the asset.
• The first type of Debit securities is BONDS. Bonds are issued by corporations and government (both local and national government).
• The second important type of Debit security is NOTES. Apart from similarities associated with notes and bonds, notes have shorter term maturity.
• The 3rd important type of Debit security is TRESURY BILLS. These securities have short-term ranging from three months, six months, and one year. Issuer of such securities are governments.
• Above discussed debit securities are mostly issued by governments and corporations. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSITS CDs are issued by Banks and Financial Institutions. Risk factor associated with CDs gets reduced when issued by reputable institutions or Banks.
Following are the risk attached with debt securities: Credit risk, interest rate risk and currency risk
There are no fixed maturity dates in such securities, and asset’s value is determined by company’s performance. There are two major types of equity securities: common stock and preferred stock.
Common Stock: These are simple equity securities and bear no complexities which the preferred stock bears. Holders of such securities or instrument have the voting rights when it comes to select the company’s board of director or the business decisions to be made.
Preferred Stock: Preferred stocks are sometime referred to as hybrid securities, because it contains elements of both debit security and equity security. Preferred stock confers ownership rights to security holder that is why it is equity instrument
<a href="https://www.writofinance.com/equity-securities-features-types-risk/" >Equity securities </a> as a whole is used for capital funding for companies. Companies have multiple expenses to cover. Potential growth of company is required in competitive market. So, these securities are used for capital generation, and then uses it for company’s growth.
Concluding remarks
Both are employed in business. Businesses are often established through debit securities, then what is the need for equity securities. Companies have to cover multiple expenses and expansion of business. They can also use equity instruments for repayment of debits. So, there are multiple uses for securities. As an investor, you need tools for analysis. Investment decisions are made by carefully analyzing the market. For better analysis of the stock market, investors often employ financial analysis of companies.
Currently pi network is not tradable on binance or any other exchange because we are still in the enclosed mainnet.
Right now the only way to sell pi coins is by trading with a verified merchant.
What is a pi merchant?
A pi merchant is someone verified by pi network team and allowed to barter pi coins for goods and services.
Since pi network is not doing any pre-sale The only way exchanges like binance/huobi or crypto whales can get pi is by buying from miners. And a merchant stands in between the exchanges and the miners.
I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant. I and my friends has traded more than 6000pi coins successfully
Tele-gram
@Pi_vendor_247
how to sell pi coins effectively (from 50 - 100k pi)DOT TECH
Anywhere in the world, including Africa, America, and Europe, you can sell Pi Network Coins online and receive cash through online payment options.
Pi has not yet been launched on any exchange because we are currently using the confined Mainnet. The planned launch date for Pi is June 28, 2026.
Reselling to investors who want to hold until the mainnet launch in 2026 is currently the sole way to sell.
Consequently, right now. All you need to do is select the right pi network provider.
Who is a pi merchant?
An individual who buys coins from miners on the pi network and resells them to investors hoping to hang onto them until the mainnet is launched is known as a pi merchant.
debuts.
I'll provide you the Telegram username
@Pi_vendor_247
BYD SWOT Analysis and In-Depth Insights 2024.pptxmikemetalprod
Indepth analysis of the BYD 2024
BYD (Build Your Dreams) is a Chinese automaker and battery manufacturer that has snowballed over the past two decades to become a significant player in electric vehicles and global clean energy technology.
This SWOT analysis examines BYD's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as it competes in the fast-changing automotive and energy storage industries.
Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Shenzhen, BYD started as a battery company before expanding into automobiles in the early 2000s.
Initially manufacturing gasoline-powered vehicles, BYD focused on plug-in hybrid and fully electric vehicles, leveraging its expertise in battery technology.
Today, BYD is the world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer, delivering over 1.2 million electric cars globally. The company also produces electric buses, trucks, forklifts, and rail transit.
On the energy side, BYD is a major supplier of rechargeable batteries for cell phones, laptops, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems.
1. How to “Field Dress” a Venture Capitalist By Tom Tierney
17 February 2013
“Field dressing is the process of removing the internal organs of hunted game, and is a
necessary step in preserving meat from animals harvested in the wild.”
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_dressing_(hunting)
Your “Entrepreneurial Hunt” for funding is done for your start-up. You’ve “bagged” your venture
capitalist. What can proper “field dressing” of your VC tell you about the future entrepreneur/VC
relationship?
I obviously don’t suggest an actual “field dressing” of your VC, that would be, wrong. I am suggesting a
mental exercise to examine the inner workings of venture capital. The steps to “field dress” your VC:
1. “Remove the Heart”: You’ll discover upon VC heart removal that the VC heart has limited
capacity, it is strictly tied to its “fiduciary responsibility” to their investors or limited partners.
“Love” of this investment is strictly based on company performance and potential return to
these investors. Entrepreneurs are “replaceable”.
LESSON: VC investment is an engagement not necessarily a marriage. VC fiduciary responsibility
overrides anything else and this should be considered a business relationship, not a friendship.
There is no love here.
2. “Remove the Stomach”: You may discover a weak stomach that can’t always stomach failure,
can’t always stomach adversity and won’t stomach incompetence.
LESSON: With a VC, set business expectations early on. Perform regular updates on progress of
business and agree with the VC on ongoing business measurement metrics. Plan on a “bumpy
road” (start-ups are volatile) and again, set expectations accordingly.
3. “Remove Lungs”: Large lung capacity ($) is present that can sustain business through the
“bumpy road”. But, these large lungs will expel lots of “Carbon-Dioxide” or “Company-Dilution”
over time.
LESSON: Know your business cash requirements and if follow-on funding is required attempt to
tie future funding to business-related goals and resultant “bumps” in company valuation.
Dilution is under your control, manage it like any other part of your business.
4. “Remove Brain”: Variable brain size is commonly found, some VCs create trends and markets,
some simply follow. Some VCs have “walked the walk” of the entrepreneur and some simply,
“talk the talk”. Will the VC add value to your business or just “$”?
2. LESSON: You must do your “due diligence” on perspective VCs. Check the VCs “grey matter”
prior to relationship: when problems inevitably surface with business you want a partner with
some wisdom in your market.
Although I’m picking on VCs here (it’s always VC “hunting season” after all!), all these lessons are
applicable to venture capitalists, angel investors or even friends and family, from which you may
fundraise your start-up investment.
Know the “internal workings” or your investing source and maintain a relationship that works for both
entrepreneur and investor.
Tom Tierney lives in Encinitas, CA and is a member of Tech Coast Angels (www.techcoastangels.com).
Also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tech_coast_angels for more background information on the TCA.