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Two questions that I ask every entrepreneur that I meet: 1. How did you first make money? // The best always start early. There is always some flair of entrepreneurialism. 2. How would you describe your sibling? // This says so much about how they view themselves. #Founder #funding #business #investing #vc #venturecapital #entrepreneur #startup

📈📈 MARK'S 100x FORMULA FOR SCALING SUCCESS 📈📈 Our founder and managing partner, 🚀 Mark Pearson shares his 100x Playbook with Entrepreneur UK! From building MyVoucherCodes to leading Fuel Ventures, Mark reveals the mindset and strategies behind scaling winning businesses. Read the full article below 👇 #FuelVentures #Entrepreneurship #100xPlaybook #business #entrepreneurship #investing #vc #venturecapital #entrepreneur #startup #seed #funding

We review 1,000+ founder pitches every year—and too many make the same avoidable mistakes. Let’s change that. Your pitch deck has just 60 seconds to impress. Here’s how to make every slide count. Tip #1 First came across this tip from the legendary Casey Flint 🔥 Startmate #founder #funding #business #investing #vc #venturecapital #entrepreneur #startup

14 years ago my mother was told she had MS and her movement would be heavily impaired due to MS. Today👇 , stronger than ever, and the person who taught me "only you set the limits of your abilities". To the mothers with unwavering courage, persistence and strength. We salute you! #founder #funding #business #investing #vc #venturecapital #entrepreneur #startup

"It's important if you're a first-time founder to not confuse a pitch competition with a conversation with investors." Watch the full episode with Luke Marshall, PhD of VitalFlo as he talks about his experience as a startup founder and fundraising. #entrepreneur #startup #founder #entrepreneurship

Looking to exit your startup but not sure where to begin? This webinar is for you 👇 Join us on June 26th from 12PM EST/ 5PM BST alongside, Rachel Murphy, a serial founder who’s had two exits worth MILLIONS 💰 Her most recent exit happened in just 1000 days! This interactive session is your chance to: 🖊️ Learn from Rachel's real-world experience and proven track record 🌟 Get actionable insights you can implement immediately 💡 Ask questions and gain clarity on your own exit strategy Secure your spot here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKmcGUV6 #Startup #Founder #Entrepreneurship #Investment #VentureCapital #VCFunding #SeedFunding

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Two questions every LP should ask VCs but barely ever do: 1. How do you find and win the best founders before anyone else? 2. If we all appreciate this is in part, a game of luck. How do you increase the chances of luck hitting you? If you don’t have an answer to both, it will be hard. #Founder #funding #business #investing #vc #venturecapital #entrepreneur #startup

Unlocking the cold email strategy of 13 unicorn founders. Really appreciate this post from Harry Stebbings. He recently highlighted 13 unicorn founders he's invested in over the past decade, and observed that there was one skill 90% of them shared. They excelled at cold emailing. My take: those founders intuitively understood the difference between writing and persuasion. (By the way, this post applies to people who write emails for themselves, AND those who prompt LLMs to write emails for them.) Do you start writing/prompting ChatGPT by focusing on what your want to say? Don't. Instead, start with what you want to achieve. ^^ This is a super subtle, but simple and also often overlooked hack. Too many people inadvertently hide their intentions behind vague language. Persuasive writing is about getting readers to act. Think about the last time you tried to convince someone of something in writing. Did you succeed? If not, it might be because you started writing/prompting with that you wanted to SAY in mind, instead of simply what you WANTED. Persuasion isn't about flowers. It's about knowing your goal down COLD, and working backwards from that goal to craft a message to achieve it. Your inbox SHOULD be full of messages that do this. It's not, and that's because so few writers/prompters clearly define what they want— even to themselves(!!)— before they write/prompt ChatGPT/press send. BUT. Unicorn founders tend to know exactly what they want. Apparently they also tend to be great cold emailers. Not a coincidence. 👇 Harry's right. Copywriting is a superpower. I think about this a lot, and write about it too. Want in? Connect/follow. Actionable insights like this and more forthcoming.