How To Get Your Fundraise Started Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso — your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Starting a fundraise can be a daunting task for the first-time founder. Here are some key steps on how to get your fundraise started. Research the market by talking with other founders who are raising funding. Check the current climate for fundraising. Look at their fundraise documents, including the pitch deck and terms sheet. After reviewing four to five fundraises, the content and format of the documents will be clear. Break the fundraise campaign into manageable tasks. Start with investor document preparation, then build a list of potential investors, and finally, set up a timeline for meeting the investors. Look for advisors who know the fundraising process and can give guidance. Spend time with other founders raising funding to learn from their experience. Practice your pitch and watch other founders pitching to hone your presentation skills. Start pitching to family and friends and then draw the circle wider to friends of friends and finally seek out investors who you don’t know. Consider these steps in launching your fundraise. 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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