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Question Everything; My Remarks At FOCUS100 2014

October 4, 2014 by Brian Laung Aoaeh

Background: I gave these remarks at Digital Undivided’s FOCUS100 2014 Conference which was held between October 3rd and October 4th in New York City. A number of investors were invited to explain to the audience how they ought to pitch venture capitalists in order to win funding. Digital Undivided is a social enterprise that develops programs […]

Filed Under: Behavioral Finance, Entrepreneurship, Funding, How and Why, Investing, Pitching, Technology, Venture Capital Tagged With: Behavioral Finance, Conferences, Early Stage Startups, Economic Moat, Innovation, Investor meeting, Persuasion, Pitching, Presentations, Venture Capital

How an Investor’s Behavioral Traits Might Completely Derail Your Pitch – Part I

September 7, 2013 by Brian Laung Aoaeh

Many startup pitch meetings start out on a promising note, but things fall apart during the conversation between the startup and its prospective investor. Sometimes this could have been prevented if the startup team had studied a little bit of behavioral psychology beforehand. ((Any errors in correctly attributing work to my sources and references is […]

Filed Under: Behavioral Finance, Case Studies, Funding, How To, Long Read, Pitching, Venture Capital Tagged With: Behavioral Finance, Investor meeting, Persuasion, Pitching

Why You Should Apply The Less is More Rule of Seduction When You Meet an Investor

July 30, 2013 by Brian Laung Aoaeh

Two weeks ago I had a meeting with an entrepreneur who has built an interesting startup. It was our first time meeting one another to discuss his startup. Before we met I had spent about 10 to 15 minutes studying the startup’s website. After doing that I sent him a list of questions that occurred […]

Filed Under: Funding, Innovation, Long Read, Pitching, Startups, Venture Capital Tagged With: Disruption, Investor meeting, Persuasion, Pitching

After Our First Meeting, How To Help Me To Quickly Learn About Your Startup and Maybe Say Yes

July 28, 2013 by Brian Laung Aoaeh

Let’s be open. I am not going to make up my mind about investing in your startup after just one meeting. And, I definitely am not making my decision wholly based on looking at your pitch deck. I like to do my own homework. So I think of your pitch deck as only a starting […]

Filed Under: Entrepreneurship, Funding, How and Why, Pitching, Venture Capital

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