Entrepreneurship & Fundraising

FUNDRAISING IN SILICON VALLEY – PLUS A FEW RANDOM THOUGHTS. ARIEL POLER

I've been on three sides of the table... ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Silicon Valley is Another Planet – Be Very Careful When Trying to Replicate It ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

VCs and Angels only represent a tiny fraction of the financings in the world – Including in USA ,[object Object],[object Object]

It is not a Black and White distinction between Angels, VCs, Private Equity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

On "average", It takes 6 Months... ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

International Companies have better chances of fundraising elsewhere ,[object Object],[object Object]

"You are too early for us... ” and other excuses… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Speed is overrated! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Don ’t believe what you Read ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

You can’t literally follow all the advise that you get ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Hire Slow & Fire Fast ,[object Object],[object Object]

Take advantage of opportunities - but be careful about where you end up ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Focus on your most important market from the start ,[object Object],[object Object]

Moving to Silicon Valley? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Leveraging Silicon Valley ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Investors Back People not Presentations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Questions? @ariel www.octaven.com

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