2. Benjamin Joffe!
• 13 years in Asia!
• Founder, +8*!
• Co-Founder, Cmune!
• Mentor, 500 Startups,
Chinaccelerator, etc.!
• Angel investor!
• Speaker, Columnist!
3. Investment
Experience
• 10
investments
($5k
to
$50k)
– 10
founders
convinced
me
to
give
them
money
– 100’s
did
not
• Fundraising
– Cmune
Gaming
Atomico,
DCM
– Elysium
Space
Space
Burials!
Fundraising
now
5. STARTUPS
ARE
CONFUSED
A
startup
is
a
company
confused
about:
-‐
What
its
product
is
-‐
Who
its
customers
are
-‐
How
to
make
money.
When
confusion
stops,
it
becomes
a
real
business.
Dave
McClure
500
Startups
This
plus
scale!
25. NO PROOF PEOPLE WANT YOUR STUFF!
6
“In a startup,
no facts exist
inside the building,
only opinions.”!
Steve Blank!
“MAKE SOMETHING
PEOPLE WANT”
NO
IS
THIS
THING
A
THING?
39. BEST
FOOT
FORWARD
• 1
clear
phrase
about
you
(problem
you
solve)
• The
MOST
SOLID
THING
YOU
HAVE
– Team
from
Google?
– Sold
a
startup?
– Crazy
high
retenion?
– You
figured
out
viral?
– Users
pay
lots?
– Interviewed
100
clients?
40. INVESTORS
ARE
AFRAID
• MISSING
OUT
(“FOMO”)
• LOOKING
LIKE
FOOLS
• FEELING
BAD
(your
reacion)
• LOSING
REPUTATION
PASSION,
COMMITMENT,
EXPERIENCE
MAKE
INVESTORS
FEEL
YOU
WILL
TRY
HONESTLY
41. CONSEQUENCES
Ask
for
money,
get
advice
Ask
for
advice,
get
money
GET
TO
KNOW
PEOPLE
BEFORE
ASKING
FOR
CASH
(OR
A
KISS)
44. EXAMPLE:
ME
• 10
INVESTMENTS
BUT…
• 2
TIMES
LEAD
– Both
from
friends
(1
year+)
– First
one
(5
years
ago)
I
knew
nothing
– Second
one
(now)
I
am
helping
fundraise
A
FIRST
INVESTOR
THAT
OTHERS
RESPECT
HELPS
A
LOT
45. SUMMARY
1. ALWAYS
BE
PITCHING
2. BEST
FOOT
FORWARD
3. REDUCE
RED
FLAGS
4. UNDERSTAND
MOTIVATIONS
5. ASK
FOR
ADVICE
6. FOCUS
ON
THOSE
WHO
GET
IT