Shark Tank Lessons for Entrepreneurs Seeking Startup Capital
Shows such as Shark Tank and its international versions from Canada and the UK are worth watching if you are a first time capital raiser. They give you a very good sense of what it’s like to pitch savvy investors. You need to invest time figuring what tough questions will be asked and prepare answers that will satisfy the asker.
Here’s a short article on one Shark Tank winner who six months later was shocked to discover that she would not be getting any money after all. What happened? The investor changed his mind. This happens a lot more than entrepreneurs like to think. Read How Not to Become ‘Shark’ Bait by Eric Sherman. Continue reading
Promotion Tricks for Startups
I like this idea. You can hire a fire & brimstone preacher to do a one minute video pitch for your business or anything else–so long as it’s in good taste, I imagine. It will just cost you $5. Watch the video here to see the gent in action. Continue reading
This is hilarious. It’s a compilation of all the annoying phrases and buzzwords entrepreneurs over-use. An all-too common problem with being an entrepreneur is that after a while you begin to believe your own bullshit. This is especially true of those involved in pitching investors for money. Continue reading
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