More Fundraising Secrets with Sal Daher, CFA

<p>More secrets for founders raising money. Angel investor Sal Daher has suggestions to make your raise less painful.</p> <p>Highlights include:</p> <ul> <li>Sal’s Intro – New Fundraising Secret at the End</li> <li>Sal Daher’s Opening Statement on Funding for Startups</li> <li>Angels vs. VCs</li> <li>Walnut Ventures & MIT Angels</li> <li>Angel Groups in Boston</li> <li>Super Angel Joe Caruso and His Pet Peeve about Pitch Decks</li> <li>“…if you got it flaunt it.”</li> <li>“What I look for, my goal is a platform technology. Technology that's widely applicable and can be developed for peanuts.”</li> <li>The Most Compelling Pitch Sal Daher Ever Heard</li> <li>“…there's a danger that if you're raising, you're not building your company…”</li> <li>“Get a co- The most robust result in the study of entrepreneurship is that more co-founders, better.”</li> <li>“The biggest reason why startups fail, people give up.”</li> <li>“With a VC, it's if you happen to fit the template, they need you. They need you so bad…”</li> <li>“People are wired to listen to narratives. They're not wired to listen to strategic presentations, unless you're born to McKinsey consultants.”</li> <li>“Do not have busy graphics.”</li> <li>The Importance of Commitment</li> <li>“An extremely important quality is to be a coachable person, to be a person who learns, okay?”</li> <li>Stephen Hawking vs. Wily Loman</li> <li>“Perish the thought of having co-CEOs, all right?”</li> <li>“The way to get into Techstars is not to apply on the website.”</li> <li>“Let me get on my tirade against cold calling. Don't cold call, okay? It is just a waste of time for everybody…”</li> <li>“Do you think you're going to send a mass email and get friends? You're going to have a very sad social life if that's your approach.”</li> <li>“This is a really important point. Other founders could be a tremendous resource, because you can cry on their shoulders, okay?”</li> <li>One Last Fundraising Secret</li> </ul>