Raising venture capital is no easy task; many variables need to come into play and align for a round of funding to happen. We’ve covered extensively what a pitch deck should have and what your financials should answer, but today we are going talk about the deal-breakers. The stuff that (ourselves included) didn’t know was working against us until it was too late. Let’s do it.
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0:00 – Intro
0:28 – Investor red flag #1: Incorrect founding team
1:48 – Investor red flag #2: Baggage
2:20 – Investor red flag #3: Raising money to survive
2:54 – Investor red flag #4: Crazy founder salaries
3:21 – Investor red flag #5: Vanity metrics
3:53 – Investor red flag #6: Not understanding your KPIs
4:26 – Investor red flag #7: Distractions
6:09 – Investor red flag #8: Not enough money
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