Entrepreneur's Boot Camp – Avoid the Pitfalls to Funding: Interview with the Creator
Entrepreneur’s Boot Camp – Avoid the Pitfalls to Funding: Interview with the Creator For the past few weeks, we’ve been presenting interviews with CEO’s that have completed the Entrepreneur’$ Boot Camp. I thought as we complete 2017 and look ahead to 2018, that this was a perfect time to share more about the creator of […]
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Innovations: The Neglected 97% – Entrepreneurs Boot Camp Interview #3
Innovations: The Neglected 97% – Entrepreneurs Boot Camp Interview #3 A few years ago, Adolfo Meza and a friend were having a conversation that will one day change the way you find entertainment — and most certainly how your children and grandchildren find it. Adolfo is an engineer and had spent ten years plying his […]
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Happiness is a Warm Puppy (or a Royalty Investment)
Want to hear a story that will make you happy? You’ll want to hug your investor. You and your investor(s) argue about valuation for six months and can’t come close. Your business opportunity is fading into the sunset. Not good. Then, after reading a blog on the Intelliversity site, you finally agree to fund your […]
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The Entrepreneurs Journey Through Hell – Part #1
Elon Musk was never “certified” to launch and scale a company. But Elon Musk has gone through more than his share of adversity. You probably know of the bullying he experienced in school. When he was serving as CEO of PayPal, he was apparently “the victim of a coup,” getting fired while he was on vacation. […]
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How To Pitch Investors and Win #5 – Right Story – Right Time
How To Pitch Investors and Win #5 – Right Story – Right Time When I was CEO of 1776 Software, we were a week from introducing our major new product (server mirroring software). It was breathtaking in its internal complexity and yet simple graphic user interface, way ahead of its time. Problem was, the product […]
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Pitch and Win #4 – Become the "Investor Whisperer" (Part 2)
Pitch and Win #4 – Become the “Investor Whisperer” (Part 2) First, let me tell you the reason I am writing article after article. I want YOU and your team to be the prize, the one that investors choose to fund. I want you to look like the happy people in the picture, to be […]
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How to Pitch Investors and Win #3 – Become the "Investor Whisperer"
How to Pitch Investors and Win #3 – Become the “Investor Whisperer” This week I have a secret to share with you. Yes, I know that everyone always says they have a ‘secret’ to share, but this one is really valuable and very practical. With it, you’ll be able to gain the upper hand with […]
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Royalty Funding Coming on Strong – An Alternative for Innovative Companies
Royalty Funding Coming on Strong – An Alternative for Innovative Companies Picture this: You follow everything I advise in this endless Intelliversity blog. Finally, finally, you have an interested investor. BIG step forward. Then he/she lets you know they want 40% of your company, or more, for their cash. Sounds like Shark Tank, right? Now […]
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How to Pitch (Investors) and Win – #1
How to Pitch (Investors) and Win – #1 One of the biggest misconceptions in business, politics, sports, and entertainment is that in order to succeed one must have some special and rare gift that clearly sets one apart from the crowd, or one is so naturally charismatic that everyone flocks to their side, or so […]
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Make Investors Sit Up and Notice #12 – The 6 Point Pivot Plan Strategy
Make Investors Sit Up and Notice #12 – The 6 Point Pivot Plan Strategy Well, we’ve covered a lot of ground on pivots in a short time. In this post I’m going to share some tips for creating a pivot plan that you can roll out when it’s called for — and that you can […]
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