When it comes to raising money you must remember that risk is a perception. Your job is to drain the risk! Below is a link to a resource I provide my investors. The 50 questions are specific to product design/development but the 15 categories are questions that apply to any industry. If you can...
That sounds like a great startup project! Good for you and best of luck! My name is Humberto Valle, I'm the cofounder of www.Unthink.me a small global digital marketing agency. There are many ways to network and prospect, there are also ways to network and social behavior that will help you not ...
It depends on a few factors. I would say that it's the investors that value your company, not you. Until there's a (first) funding event, valuation is a theoretical thing. A bit like real estate, your home is worth what the offer comes at. That said, it depends on the potential of the idea, t...
Hi: Looks like you've done a lot of good work - well done. I contend that your first fundraising effort should be friends and family. The leads are warm so you can focus on your pitch -- developing it, honing it, practicing it -- and the process -- setting the cadence for meetings, follow-ups and...
Your question is clear and understandable, but you either need to pay for the services, or give away equity - talented and trustworthy people won't work for free - nor should they. The only question that remains is how can you develop the platform while paying less or giving away less equity. A...
I'll answer the question two ways: First, a note of caution. The recruiting space is incredibly crowded (I'm an angel investor in a company in this space) and there are already a few companies addressing exactly the pain point you're describing, mostly through social proof, contesting, and othe...
Great question. You should definitely not drop the idea if you think that it is worth pursuing. Just like you need the tech-founder, he needs a business founder with a dream, and the passion to make it succeed. I suggest that following: 1. Do market validation/ POC to see if the idea has potent...
An investor will put money into a business that they think will give them a profitable return. To convince then you will need to explain why or prove that people with use your app in large enough numbers to make it investment worthy. Who are your target users? Why will they use use your app over...
I would need to know a little more about your product or service but it sounds to me like you are making an improvement to an existing product or service and that to me sounds like a viable business model. If you can package whatever the specific service or product is in a scale-able way throug...
Mashable is the best blog a tech CEO should connect with. There are literally hundreds of books to sort through and you need to find books specific to what you are doing and what you will connect with.