How To Close Investors Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso — your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Closing an investor for funding is a critical skill founders need to have. Here are some key steps in closing an investor: Investors look for startups that show evidence of success. They avoid startups with red flags and problems. To close, you must show key elements of success already in the business. Predicting success will not work. The first step is to show alignment with the customer. This could be growing traction or high engagement with a few key accounts. The second step is to know your market well, including the customers and the competition. Investors look for signs that the target market is large and growing fast. It’s important to educate the investor about the market as most will not know it well. The third step is to show a strong team with a track record. Highlight the key skills of the team that point to success in this startup. Instead of telling the investors the team is great, it’s better to show it. This includes past experiences, current wins with the company, and how well the team works together. In addition to these three steps, remove any red flags from the startup before fundraising. Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding. Let’s go startup something today. _________________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ For Investors check out: https://tencapital.group/investor-landing/ For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/ For eGuides check out: https://tencapital.group/education/ For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/ For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group Please follow, share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of Bensound.

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