🤯 Exposing the top reasons for fast angel investment rejections

🤯 Exposing the top reasons for fast angel investment rejections Investors only take a few seconds to decide if a startup is worth a serious look. These eight factors lead to most of the fast NOs ☠️ If you are considering raising capital for your startup Take this quiz to test if you are ready: https://ftb.bz/fundable In this episode, I discuss the screening process for companies seeking funding from angels and VC. Out of over a hundred applicants to my angel group, we only select about 20 for detailed consideration. We drop the rest after only a few moments' consideration. A handful of reasons dominate why investors eliminate companies in under a minute. If you can avoid those traps, you can force investors to take the time to understand your startup. At worst, you will get feedback to improve your business and your pitch. At best, you will get the funding you need to grow. Read this as an article https://ftb.bz/97B Listen to the podcast https://ftb.bz/Podcast Get advising for your startup https://ftb.bz/Advising Subscribe to Boot Prints https://ftb.bz/Join Check out the whole Fundraising Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgMU_ie96T-LoIvSK3hHFF0AmySuQjbKe Watch the video on valuation methodologies https://ftb.bz/66V 00:00 Introduction 02:53 1: Not meeting investment criteria 05:22 2: Not Venture Investable 06:37 3: Incomplete application 07:44 4: Poor fit with investment group's interests 08:55 5: Lack of moat or defensibility 11:16 6: Lack of focus on the business model 13:21 7: Not a C-Corp 14:11 8: Inappropriate Valuation Lance Cottrell has been an active startup advisor and startup mentor for over a decade. He has helped countless startups navigate the key decisions of their journey, like when to take venture capital investment and negotiating term sheets. He works with many companies in accelerators like Y Combinator and Founder Institute. He provides help with startup funding including raising venture capital and angel investment. He can help you achieve liquidity for your company at a high valuation. Feel the Boot is a startup vlog of tips and advice for early-stage founders.