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Due Diligence, How to Improve Your Company

Due Diligence Showstoppers: Do Any Apply to Your Startup?

There are a number of reasons startups ultimately fail to obtain funding. The following due diligence showstoppers are often overlooked by the entrepreneur.

shark tank

Grow, How to Improve Your Company

How “Shark Tank” Revealed the Difference Between Gross Profit Margin and Net Profit Margin

Shark Tank revealed how looking at Gross profit margin ( how efficiently is the product being produced) against Net profit margin (how efficiently is the company operating as a whole) can affect your chances of investment.

Pitch

Fund, How to Improve Your Pitch, How to Start Your Company

6 Items to Prepare for a Pitch to Concept Stage Investors

Pitches are presentations created in order to help entrepreneurs communicate with investors to raise money to fund their venture.

Definitioner

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Venture: Venture is often used for referring to a risky start-up or enterprise company.⁵
Pitch: A presentation in which a startup founder attempts to persuade an investor of the viability of their company. The presentation spectrum varies based on the specific purpose of the pitch. Brief presentations in which an entrepreneur provides a 30 - 60 second overview of their idea, business model and marketing strategy, with the purpose of attaining a followup audience with an investor are described as elevator pitches. Formal, detailed presentations utilizing power point type slide decks, with the specific objective of seeking investment from angel groups or VCs, are known as investment presentation pitches.⁶