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When you're selling a solution to a problem and you find that everyone is saying yes to your price quotes, as a startup entrepreneur you've found some serious pain killer solutions. What are you building? #buildinpublic #BlackOwnedBusiness #Entrepreneur
The best marketers get inside your head, figure out what makes you tick, and find a way appeal to that part of you. #buildinpublic #entrepreneurs
If you cant tell the story of a company in five minutes then you are either overthinking it or you have not simplified it down enough. #buildinpublic #entrepreneurs #contentmarketing #SaaS #marketing #BlackOwnedBusiness
Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones. #BlackOwnedBusiness #buildinpublic #entrepreneurs
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Innovation sounds sexy and glamorous, but
as we all know โ€“ in reality, it mostly isnโ€™t. #buildinpublic #BlackOwnedBusinesses #Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs should do their homework first before pitching to any investors, to make sure their startup is aligned with the investor's investment thesis. #Entrepreneur #buildinpublic #BlackOwnedBusiness
3) Cheque Size
What kind of cheque do they invest as lead investors, besides being a lead investor do they need special rights or incentives or fees to lead a deal. #Entrepreneur #buildinpublic #BlackOwnedBusiness
4) Fund Size
What is the total corpus of the fund, how much of it is deployed or do they invest through a balance sheet (their own money) or they are going to further market the deal to other investors? #Entrepreneur #buildinpublic #BlackOwnedBusiness
2) Portfolio
How big is the portfolio, what sectors the investor gets excited about, Is there any competition to your idea in their portfolio. #Entrepreneur #buildinpublic #BlackOwnedBusiness
Things to research on investors before pitching
1) Reputation
You do not want to raise money from toxic investors or just plain vanilla money bags. Talk to their portfolio companies and take the download about the reputation and fair play of investors.#Entrepreneur #buildinpublic
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. #BlackOwnedBusiness #fridaysbots #Entrepreneur #buildinpublic
-Most Early Stage VCs investment thesis:

โ€œWe invest in startups and founders at Pre-seed and Seed stages.โ€ ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

-Most Early Stage VCs IRL:

โ€œYouโ€™re a bit too early for usโ€ฆโ€ ๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿคก @getbootstrap #buildinpublic #investing #Entrepreneur
Mental Health is a vital topic to continue to push. No matter how successful and happy people appear, people have pain, anxiety, fear, and (from my own seat) the feeling of no where to turn at times. Be a champion for someone, first for YOU. #buildinpublic #Entrepreneur
Sometimes, magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect. #buildinpublic #BuildBackBetter #Entrepreneur #Entrepreneurship
Shoutout to all entrepreneurs who have realized that getting rich isn't the right motivation to become self-employed. Instead it is:
- Working for your own dream, not someone else's
- Working whenever, wherever and with whomever you want
#buildinpublic