Rishi capti v hello Evan hello Steven beyond money what should an entrepreneur
beyond money what should an entrepreneur
beyond money what should an entrepreneur look for when choosing the ideal
look for when choosing the ideal
look for when choosing the ideal investor thank you so I’d say definitely
investor thank you so I’d say definitely
investor thank you so I’d say definitely in the bootstrapping phase Evan I’d say
in the bootstrapping phase Evan I’d say
in the bootstrapping phase Evan I’d say not only the investable so extend this
not only the investable so extend this
not only the investable so extend this to sort of employees I love to see
to sort of employees I love to see
to sort of employees I love to see companies getting partners employees
companies getting partners employees
companies getting partners employees investors even suppliers to teaching
investors even suppliers to teaching
investors even suppliers to teaching supplies can’t put skin in the game of
supplies can’t put skin in the game of
supplies can’t put skin in the game of following your dream believing in your
following your dream believing in your
following your dream believing in your story and making your business a success
story and making your business a success
story and making your business a success so that sort of things I look for
so that sort of things I look for
so that sort of things I look for certainly from an investor and this
certainly from an investor and this
certainly from an investor and this translates to our employees as well
translates to our employees as well
translates to our employees as well someone who’s really committed on the
someone who’s really committed on the
someone who’s really committed on the idea who gets the story gets the idea
idea who gets the story gets the idea
idea who gets the story gets the idea that you’ve got with a service business
that you’ve got with a service business
that you’ve got with a service business product business and then more
product business and then more
product business and then more importantly can add value to the growth
importantly can add value to the growth
importantly can add value to the growth of your business so particularly as an
of your business so particularly as an
of your business so particularly as an angel investor i sat on a few of the
angel investor i sat on a few of the
angel investor i sat on a few of the boards and I chaired a couple of the
boards and I chaired a couple of the
boards and I chaired a couple of the boards when we started the businesses
boards when we started the businesses
boards when we started the businesses and I gave a lot of time to coach and
and I gave a lot of time to coach and
and I gave a lot of time to coach and mentor the chief executive for these
mentor the chief executive for these
mentor the chief executive for these businesses and even through to the phase
businesses and even through to the phase
businesses and even through to the phase when they are beyond through a growth
when they are beyond through a growth
when they are beyond through a growth capital as an advisor and a coach to
capital as an advisor and a coach to
capital as an advisor and a coach to those guys over to yell at 32 years
those guys over to yell at 32 years
those guys over to yell at 32 years experience in the industry and there’s a
experience in the industry and there’s a
experience in the industry and there’s a lot of guys like me out there who have
lot of guys like me out there who have
lot of guys like me out there who have had very successful careers and they can
had very successful careers and they can
had very successful careers and they can be really good mentors and they’re also
be really good mentors and they’re also
be really good mentors and they’re also non-invasive were you get into the world
non-invasive were you get into the world
non-invasive were you get into the world of VCS little restrictive covenants they
of VCS little restrictive covenants they
of VCS little restrictive covenants they want to put warrants both so they’ve got
want to put warrants both so they’ve got
want to put warrants both so they’ve got a seat around the board table and they
a seat around the board table and they
a seat around the board table and they can be quite invasive in terms of you
can be quite invasive in terms of you
can be quite invasive in terms of you having freedom to run your company and
having freedom to run your company and
having freedom to run your company and this year your dreams so I’d look for
this year your dreams so I’d look for
this year your dreams so I’d look for someone with experience they’ve got time
someone with experience they’ve got time
someone with experience they’ve got time they’ve got they got real appetite for
they’ve got they got real appetite for
they’ve got they got real appetite for your story and support you where your
your story and support you where your
your story and support you where your business and and therefore connectors a
business and and therefore connectors a
business and and therefore connectors a tremendous coach and mentor as well as
tremendous coach and mentor as well as
tremendous coach and mentor as well as the money they can provide at key stages
the money they can provide at key stages
the money they can provide at key stages and if it works most of these angel
and if it works most of these angel
and if it works most of these angel investors I’ve been involved in go
investors I’ve been involved in go
investors I’ve been involved in go through the distance and multiple
through the distance and multiple
through the distance and multiple so they go through the whole journey
so they go through the whole journey
so they go through the whole journey with the firm’s from the companies as
with the firm’s from the companies as
with the firm’s from the companies as they scale and grow them through their
they scale and grow them through their
they scale and grow them through their success I love it uh in the VC world
success I love it uh in the VC world
success I love it uh in the VC world here we call the dumb money smart money
here we call the dumb money smart money
here we call the dumb money smart money I don’t the same thing in the UK but
I don’t the same thing in the UK but
I don’t the same thing in the UK but dumb money is just money and you you
dumb money is just money and you you
dumb money is just money and you you really want that as a last resort
really want that as a last resort
really want that as a last resort because you want somebody word smart
because you want somebody word smart
because you want somebody word smart money they’re providing contacts at
money they’re providing contacts at
money they’re providing contacts at providing information training mentoring
providing information training mentoring
providing information training mentoring open up doors for you help you get
open up doors for you help you get
open up doors for you help you get clients help you get media whatever it
clients help you get media whatever it
clients help you get media whatever it is that you need to help grow the
is that you need to help grow the
is that you need to help grow the business you want somebody who is
business you want somebody who is
business you want somebody who is obviously yes passionate about where
obviously yes passionate about where
obviously yes passionate about where you’re going somebody you feel you can
you’re going somebody you feel you can
you’re going somebody you feel you can work with but somebody who brings
work with but somebody who brings
work with but somebody who brings something extra beyond it right whether
something extra beyond it right whether
something extra beyond it right whether those contacts customers opening some
those contacts customers opening some
those contacts customers opening some kind of door for you alongside the
kind of door for you alongside the
kind of door for you alongside the mentoring and training that’s what you
mentoring and training that’s what you
mentoring and training that’s what you really want to look for and I would
really want to look for and I would
really want to look for and I would honestly hold out until you find that
honestly hold out until you find that
honestly hold out until you find that right person if that’s your goal then
right person if that’s your goal then
right person if that’s your goal then just to accept the first check that
just to accept the first check that
just to accept the first check that comes in the door because you can’t you
comes in the door because you can’t you
comes in the door because you can’t you can’t easily get rid of investors that
can’t easily get rid of investors that
can’t easily get rid of investors that that’s a that’s a long-term decision
that’s a that’s a long-term decision
that’s a that’s a long-term decision you’re making right there so just like
you’re making right there so just like
you’re making right there so just like when you get married you want to make
when you get married you want to make
when you get married you want to make sure that you’re making the right
sure that you’re making the right
sure that you’re making the right decision start yeah I’m just to add just
decision start yeah I’m just to add just
decision start yeah I’m just to add just one of the firm’s of his chief executive
one of the firm’s of his chief executive
one of the firm’s of his chief executive of actually a couple of times I’ve got a
of actually a couple of times I’ve got a
of actually a couple of times I’ve got a customer to come on the board and be a
customer to come on the board and be a
customer to come on the board and be a mentor for me and later an investor so I
mentor for me and later an investor so I
mentor for me and later an investor so I kind of think this is a great time if
kind of think this is a great time if
kind of think this is a great time if you’re bootstrapping your business to
you’re bootstrapping your business to
you’re bootstrapping your business to think outside the box who would you like
think outside the box who would you like
think outside the box who would you like around the table giving you all business
around the table giving you all business
around the table giving you all business advice that’s got a tremendous insight
advice that’s got a tremendous insight
advice that’s got a tremendous insight into the market the future the product
into the market the future the product
into the market the future the product innovation you’re trying to lead that
innovation you’re trying to lead that
innovation you’re trying to lead that could give you invaluable advice and
could give you invaluable advice and
could give you invaluable advice and give you a real sanity check so I aren’t
give you a real sanity check so I aren’t
give you a real sanity check so I aren’t always back smart money i’m always back
always back smart money i’m always back
always back smart money i’m always back people who got skin in the game and who
people who got skin in the game and who
people who got skin in the game and who got a strong commitment to you and your
got a strong commitment to you and your
got a strong commitment to you and your business growing be a successful
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