Pitching Investors: Page 6

Buying / Investing in Business

Do You Have These 6 Personality Traits? You're More Likely to Score Investors

Showing these key leadership traits are more likely to catch an investor's eye.

Buying / Investing in Business

Here's What's Brewing in the Minds of Startup Investors

Are you a startup entrepreneur looking for investment opportunities? Learn what's on the minds of potential investors and increase your chances of success!

Growing a Business

This Co-Founder Was Kicked Out of Retailers for Pitching a 'Taboo' Beauty Product. Now, Her Multi-Million-Dollar Company Sells It for More Than $20 an Ounce.

Childhood friends and Harvard grads Laura Schubert and Lillian Tung launched Fur to address the problem no one was talking about.

Thought Leaders

Your Cold Pitch Sucks. Here's How to Approach Prospects the Right Way.

Are you blindly sending your cold pitch to the masses? Here's why that's a bad idea.

Money & Finance

What Every Founder Needs to Know About the Valuation Gap Between Entrepreneurs and Investors

For founders to most effectively bridge the valuation gap between themselves and investors, they must establish trust through the following four approaches.

Buying / Investing in Business

Is Now a Good Time to Invest? 3 Reasons To Get Started

Volatile markets provide ample investment opportunities but proceed with caution.

Money & Finance

6 Steps to Finding the Right Investors for Your Business

Are you an entrepreneur looking for the right investors to grow your business? Follow this proven formula to get the resources you need to succeed — on your own terms.

Fundraising

4 Keys to Finding the Right Investors and Raising More Money for Your Business

Despite a rocky economy, investors are still looking for companies to back. Here's what it takes to find the best ones for you.

Buying / Investing in Business

Would You Say No to a $2 Million Investment Offer?

On this episode of 'Elevator Pitch,' things go very, very big.

Thought Leaders

The Surprise Move That Resulted in a $100K Investment

On this episode of 'Elevator Pitch,' one entrepreneur literally moves our board of investors.

Operations & Logistics

Worried About Raising Capital in a Recession? Give Your Company The Edge By Doing What Other Entrepreneurs Often Overlook.

There's one frequently underutilized resource many entrepreneurs overlook that could give their company a competitive edge.

Thought Leaders

I Tried to Cut a Deal With Jeff Bezos to Help My Hometown. Here's What Happened (and the Lessons I Learned).

Here are a few valuable lessons I learned after presenting a proposal to Amazon's Jeff Bezos.

Money & Finance

Saving vs. Investing: Which Is Better?

So which is better, saving or investing? Well, the answer depends on your short-term or long-term goals. However, if there is one mistake you can make when deciding between the two, it's heavily relying on only one — especially if you choose the "savings" option.

Thought Leaders

What Do You Do When an Investor Suddenly Changes the Terms Mid-Deal?

Learn the finer points of pitching and deal-making in the new episode of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch.

Fundraising

Why You Shouldn't Be Afraid to Brag When Pitching Investors

I've sat through countless pitch decks over the years, and too many founders focus on their idea rather than their execution. Humility isn't going to get you funded, so here's how to advertise your accomplishments to investors the right way.