Our motto is “stop asking for funding and start asking for traction.” Most companies begin to fundraise too early, before they have any market validation and traction. We’ll introduce the various fundraising channels, strategies and related documentation, but we also introduce templates and tools to help you build a pipeline of sales prospects that will help you show a compelling narrative to investors.
Key things to do or document in Module 6 include the following:
- Understand the right fundraising channel(s) and strategy to pursue
- Choose an investment vehicle (Convertible, Equity, SAFE, KISS, etc.)
- Use the Funding Scenarios Template to understand multiple funding rounds, dilution, etc.
- Revisit prior work, including checklists and Pilot Partnerships to ensure that you have a viable company
As always, you can begin the next module here: https://siliconvalleyinyourpocket.com/my-account/. Good luck!
If you signed up for the live office hours – please make sure to submit questions at least 12 hours in advance of our office hours. To maintain fairness, we will answer questions in the order that they are received. If there is time left at the end of the submitted questions, we will open up Q&A to anyone on the line. You can request to ask a question by submitting a comment in the chat window during the session. Please use the following link to submit your questions in advance: https://tinyurl.com/sviyp-weekly-questions.
Cheers,
Jeff Wallace & Kal Deutsch