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I am sharing a few tips on how to increase your chances of securing funding in 2023.
Research investors and their focus areas and customise your pitch for them.
Present a clear business model that explains how your startup will generate revenue and achieve profitability.
Show what you have achieved so far and prepare your timeline.
Have your market validation ready.
Recruit a strong and knowledgeable team and show that together, you can make it happen.
👉 Review your goals and priorities.
👉 Picture what is waiting for you on the other side. Once you move on.
👉 Recognise that everyone makes mistakes and faces challenges. It’s just a part of the game.
👉 Set a time limit for making decisions.
👉 Just do it! ✔️
How confident do you think you come across?
It’s about how you LOOK and FEEL! It’s a skill you can learn. Train yourself every day to become more confident.
Here are some tips to present yourself more powerful.
1. Smile more to come across happy and relaxed - this also releases endorphins (our happy hormone ☀ ); a smile also makes you look approachable.
2. Stand Straight and Roll Back your shoulders - This makes you look more comfortable instantly.
3. Eye Contact - People are more likely to remember you and you will appear more trustworthy.
4. Speak well in a controlled matter - Your communication will appear smarter.
Happy Friday!
It can be less or more natural to you but it’s constant work in progress for everyone in that role.
Why? Because it’s not only about you but about your team and your team is or will change. Working with different types of people, you always need to adapt, to find a way to work with specific people.
There are 3 things that can help you to get to know your team.
- Have 1:1 conversation to get to know them
- Let them speak freely to get to know them
- Be honest so they know what are the expectations
