Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso — your daily shot of startup funding and investing.

In today’s startup world it seems everyone is a startup investor in some form or fashion.

Startup investors call me to discuss deal structures, valuations, or serial entrepreneurs.

I can tell the difference between a serious investor and a pretend startup investor. A pretend startup investor likes the title of investor, but won’t commit the time or money to make it successful.

Here are some telltale signs of a pretend startup investor:

— the investor is not interested enough to visit the team’s HQ or meet with the team.

— the investor asks about the price first, and then figures out the values in the business later, if at all.

— the investor wants reports but doesn’t read them.

— the investor talks about helping the business but never finds a way to contribute.

— the investor glances at the due diligence documents but doesn’t dive deep enough to understand the business.

— there’s no investment thesis or guiding criteria for their investment choices.

— they have no network in the target industry or startup world and can do little to help the startup post-funding.

 

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.
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