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Top 10 reasons why you won’t get an investment
I’ve been involved in 2 types of projects
1. That are approached by investors 2. That are looking for investors
TOP 10
10. Your project addresses a too
small niche
Solu%on: Think the project so that you can scale
later
9. There are tons of projects that do the same thing … but you have
more features
Solu%on: Find your place on the market, an
audience and differen@ate
8. The objecEve of your project is for you to make 1000 Euros/month
Solu%on: Get a job
7. You’re bending the truth
Soluția: Be open and honest. Know your weaknesses and address them. Investors have a “bullshit radar”!
6. You don’t know your
compeEEon
Solu%on: Learn everything about your compe@tors and aIack their
weaknesses
5. You’re a “one man company”
Solu%on: Show that you have a team that can deliver results or that have delivered
results in the past
4. You bring nothing but your idea
to the table
Solu%on: Proof of concept / demo that shows
how your project works
3. You have a 50+ pages
business plan
Solu%on: Execu@ve summary / one pager. You will have @me for details later on
2. Your business makes money in an
area where you don’t have know-‐how
Solu%on: Be 100% sure about how you’ll make money. Find people that have the
know-‐how.
1. Your esEmaEons are unrealisEc
Solu%on: “Be conserva@ve in your es@mates and
op@mis@c in your ac@ons”
And if you succeed …
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