Hi: It sounds like your non-profit is in the early stages, so it's probably as rich in vision and mission as it is poor in cash. That's a great start. Now take that vision and mission and sell it to family, friends, colleagues and strangers. Open with what need exists, follow with what you're doi...
When someone invests in your business they aren't actually investing in your business, they are investing in you. It's good to keep that in the back of your head. From that point then when they say "go prepared" it probably means in relation to how well you know the person. If you're asking you...
1. I would attend Demo days for startups and plant seeds there. Attending meetups can be very helpful as well. 2. Subscribe to Crunchbase. When you see certain companies have raised certain about of money reach out to them. You can go cold or through an introduction. I am a firm believer in d...
Angel groups don't necessarily get that involved. You would want to look for angels that have that background and are looking for active engagement with it's clients. I actually work in this space on behalf of some investors if you would like to talk.
Interesting, I spoke to a client at length the other day about this. 1. Firstly, there is 'perceived' value. 2. Secondly, there is actual value. It sounds like you are trying to build the latter. I also need to make a second inference here, you say we are 'trying' to close deals - so i'm going...
From a corporate law perspective, the money is being invested into a COMPANY, not a product or portal. From an investor perspective, they are investing in 1. Team 2. Business NOT in a portal or a product. As an investor, if you're doing two completely different things with one company, I would...
Considering you already have a large following, your best option would be to fund your shows via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/). Many shows on Youtube, and many musicians and other artists with a following make a considerable amount of money from their fans through Patreon, some over $20k / m...
Try local Meetups and local chapters of Startup Grind and Founder Institute. Many of the ones I attend here in Orange County start with pitches from the floor, and there are often several events a week. Bear in mind that all investors are looking to eliminate the following so make sure you addr...
As you've proposed, if you're willing to give that person a C-Title or equity it's probably doable. However, an investor could perceive your reluctance to pitch as (a) an inability to sell or (b) a lack of passion, or (c) a lack of ability to push through in areas where you're not comfortable. ...
In halal investing you can not make profit from debt and therefore bonds and CDs (or GICs) are not allowed. I am surprised the the 85% of mutual fund has unknown holdings. It would be better to invest in a mutual fund where you know that 100% allocation if given to companies (equity) and not ...