1. Top
10
reasons
why
you
won’t
get
an
investment
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2. I’ve
been
involved
in
2
types
of
projects
1. That
are
approached
by
investors
2. That
are
looking
for
investors

3. TOP
10

4. 10.
Your
project
addresses
a
too
small
niche

5. Solu%on:
Think
the
project
so
that
you
can
scale
later

6. 9.
There
are
tons
of
projects
that
do
the
same
thing
…
but
you
have
more
features

7. Solu%on:
Find
your
place
on
the
market,
an
audience
and
differen@ate

8. 8.
The
objecEve
of
your
project
is
for
you
to
make
1000
Euros/month

9. Solu%on:
Get
a
job

10. 7.
You’re
bending
the
truth

11. Soluția:
Be
open
and
honest.
Know
your
weaknesses
and
address
them.
Investors
have
a
“bullshit
radar”!

12. 6.
You
don’t
know
your
compeEEon

13. Solu%on:
Learn
everything
about
your
compe@tors
and
aIack
their
weaknesses

14. 5.
You’re
a
“one
man
company”

15. Solu%on:
Show
that
you
have
a
team
that
can
deliver
results
or
that
have
delivered
results
in
the
past

16. 4.
You
bring
nothing
but
your
idea
to
the
table

17. Solu%on:
Proof
of
concept
/
demo
that
shows
how
your
project
works

18. 3.
You
have
a
50+
pages
business
plan

19. Solu%on:
Execu@ve
summary
/
one
pager.
You
will
have
@me
for
details
later
on

20. 2.
Your
business
makes
money
in
an
area
where
you
don’t
have
know-­‐how

21. Solu%on:
Be
100%
sure
about
how
you’ll
make
money.
Find
people
that
have
the
know-­‐how.

22. 1.
Your
esEmaEons
are
unrealisEc

23. Solu%on:
“Be
conserva@ve
in
your
es@mates
and
op@mis@c
in
your
ac@ons”

24. And
if
you
succeed
…

25. Two
tools
to
keep
your
investors
happy
KPIs
Investor
leTer

26. Thank
you!
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