8 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Commit While Raising Capital

By siliconindia  |  Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30 IST

Bangalore: Taking the path of entrepreneurship is a delicate process and more delicate is the process of pitching the investors to grow your business. Making a successful pitch is an art, believes many entrepreneurs and investors. Also making an effective one is more important today than ever considering the growing number of pitches VCs and Angel encounter everyday and venture capital falling scarce.

These factors have made raising capital a challenging process but entrepreneurs often make the process harder by committing the following common mistakes:

1. Overdoing the PowerPoint presentation: While you make the PowerPoint presentation, keep in mind that it does not go beyond 15 slides and 1 hour. That number of slides will take up about half an hour of the meeting and the other half will be left for questions. It should be as visual as possible. Lengthy presentations leave investors bored and with little time for questions and answers.

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