Excellent presentation for anyone trying to raise capital or pitch their story to investors. Another great presentation by Yochi Slonim, a serial entrepreneur and the founder of FFWD.me, the startup fast forward program. This talk is about the make or break part of any startup — raising money. What is it that makes fund raising so frustrating and why do so many startups fail? To convince investors, you have to understand their language, how they feel and why they invest, or not. This presentation will provide you with a totally new way to think about fund raising and with time […]

Another great presentation for anyone trying to pitch their story to investors from product positioning perspective. A great presentation by Yochi Slonim, a serial entrepreneur and the founder of FFWD.me, the startup fast forward program. This talk is about how to standout from the competition and what happens if you don’t. Yochi explains how to design a powerful positioning idea that captures the “difference that makes a difference”, how to tightly build your product around it and how to implement your go to market strategy. With these powerful tools you will be on the right track to fast forward your […]

It’s commonly said that business valuation is more art than science. If this is true, then the practice of valuing a startup business is squarely in the domain of the artist. Nevertheless, entrepreneurs need to put a value on their startups in order to raise money, and investors need to put a value on their investments to generate liquidity. Since neither entrepreneurs nor investors are known for right-brain artistic thinking, this article aims to provide some tips for left-brain thinkers to make sense of startup valuation. Putting a value on your pre revenue start-up is like climbing Mt. Everest without […]