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Fundraising Now Requires Velocity & a Big Enough Idea
“Oh gosh. The landscape has changed enormously in fundraising since we started the business. Right. We started in, I’d say the best of times, found ourselves in the worst of times from a fundraising perspective. And now I think today we’re probably somewhere middle of the road in terms of the investor landscape. We’ve been fortunate to have great investors from angels who have backed other technology companies as well as institutional investors and also some family offices. I can go into each of those categories in depth, which I wont do, at least to begin with, but I think rightfully so. Investors are very skeptical, as they should be regarding a companys prospects. Theyre looking for outsized returns, as they should be, companies that can return the fund. And so is the idea big enough and is the approach to go to market distribution model thoughtful enough and fast enough with enough velocity to be able to capture that kind of market? So look, I think investors are asking all the right questions. I think they’re just doing more of that and less of the fluff that happened three years ago.” — john smith, CEO of XYZ Inc.”
Fundraising Now Requires Velocity & a Big Enough Idea
“Oh gosh. The landscape has changed enormously in fundraising since we started the business. Right. We started in, I’d say the best of times, found ourselves in the worst of times from a fundraising perspective. And now I think today we’re probably somewhere middle of the road in terms of the investor landscape. We’ve been fortunate to have great investors from angels who have backed other technology companies as well as institutional investors and also some family offices. I can go into each of those categories in depth, which I wont do, at least to begin with, but I think rightfully so. Investors are very skeptical, as they should be regarding a companys prospects. Theyre looking for outsized returns, as they should be, companies that can return the fund. And so is the idea big enough and is the approach to go to market distribution model thoughtful enough and fast enough with enough velocity to be able to capture that kind of market? So look, I think investors are asking all the right questions. I think they’re just doing more of that and less of the fluff that happened three years ago.” — john smith, CEO of XYZ Inc.”
Fundraising Now Requires Velocity & a Big Enough Idea
“Oh gosh. The landscape has changed enormously in fundraising since we started the business. Right. We started in, I’d say the best of times, found ourselves in the worst of times from a fundraising perspective. And now I think today we’re probably somewhere middle of the road in terms of the investor landscape. We’ve been fortunate to have great investors from angels who have backed other technology companies as well as institutional investors and also some family offices. I can go into each of those categories in depth, which I wont do, at least to begin with, but I think rightfully so. Investors are very skeptical, as they should be regarding a companys prospects. Theyre looking for outsized returns, as they should be, companies that can return the fund. And so is the idea big enough and is the approach to go to market distribution model thoughtful enough and fast enough with enough velocity to be able to capture that kind of market? So look, I think investors are asking all the right questions. I think they’re just doing more of that and less of the fluff that happened three years ago.” — john smith, CEO of XYZ Inc.”
Fundraising Now Requires Velocity & a Big Enough Idea
“Oh gosh. The landscape has changed enormously in fundraising since we started the business. Right. We started in, I’d say the best of times, found ourselves in the worst of times from a fundraising perspective. And now I think today we’re probably somewhere middle of the road in terms of the investor landscape. We’ve been fortunate to have great investors from angels who have backed other technology companies as well as institutional investors and also some family offices. I can go into each of those categories in depth, which I wont do, at least to begin with, but I think rightfully so. Investors are very skeptical, as they should be regarding a companys prospects. Theyre looking for outsized returns, as they should be, companies that can return the fund. And so is the idea big enough and is the approach to go to market distribution model thoughtful enough and fast enough with enough velocity to be able to capture that kind of market? So look, I think investors are asking all the right questions. I think they’re just doing more of that and less of the fluff that happened three years ago.” — john smith, CEO of XYZ Inc.”
Fundraising Now Requires Velocity & a Big Enough Idea
“Oh gosh. The landscape has changed enormously in fundraising since we started the business. Right. We started in, I’d say the best of times, found ourselves in the worst of times from a fundraising perspective. And now I think today we’re probably somewhere middle of the road in terms of the investor landscape. We’ve been fortunate to have great investors from angels who have backed other technology companies as well as institutional investors and also some family offices. I can go into each of those categories in depth, which I wont do, at least to begin with, but I think rightfully so. Investors are very skeptical, as they should be regarding a companys prospects. Theyre looking for outsized returns, as they should be, companies that can return the fund. And so is the idea big enough and is the approach to go to market distribution model thoughtful enough and fast enough with enough velocity to be able to capture that kind of market? So look, I think investors are asking all the right questions. I think they’re just doing more of that and less of the fluff that happened three years ago.” — john smith, CEO of XYZ Inc.”