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Who is Your Lead Order?

Published February 15, 2015 by Aaron Hoddinott
Category: Information, StartupsTagged startup, investors, venture capitalists, boardroom, seed round, herd mentality, angel investors, raise money for startups, raising capital, initial funding, lead order, VCs, venture cap, company insider, raising money for your startup, finding the funding
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No investors want to be the first… it’s very similar to your 7th grade dance. Remember when the boys would stand on one side of the gym and girls on the other? You wanted to ask Sara to dance but then it would just be …

Boardroom Jargon - Learning the Language of Business

Published September 15, 2014 by Aaron Hoddinott
Category: Culture of CapitalismTagged pitch your business, negotiating deals, boardroom, Business acronyms, boardroom conversation, boardroom pitch, common phrases used in boardrooms, business meetings, business terminology
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Walking into a boardroom to pitch your business to potential funders for the first time can be an intimidating thing. On top of that, if you don’t have much experience negotiating deals in a boardroom setting, it can feel like being in a foreign country …