Nobody wants to marry a desperate, needy person… The same is true for investors. They don´t want desperate founders. We closed our 1st investment round in December for TheVisionaryVC.com 🎉 We did not use a pitch deck We did not do any cold outreach We didn’t spend months raising funds. It was pretty quick! Instead, my business partner Stewart Stanbra and I did the following: We did it the…

That´s what the investor said… — There are many benefits to having angel investors. You get capital + expertise + a relevant network, in the best cases. Angel investors can also become your best ambassadors and supporters. How awesome is that? Startup-investor relationships can, however, turn very sour if you get the wrong ones on board. …

LinkedIn is a powerful channel for building an audience, gaining clients, connecting with investors, and building partnerships. If you have not started using LinkedIn, I am here to help. I put together 30 LinkedIn content ideas to boost your visibility and growth! Each idea can be covered in 1 post…

In the last 8 years, I’ve started several companies, exited one, invested in many startups, advised 1000s of founders, and evaluated countless startups. — Here are the most common pitfalls I have seen founders make when they were starting a tech company 👇: (Disclaimer: I have made the same mistakes, it has been a steep learning curve 😅). Hiring a CTO right away Hiring a marketing or branding agency

The story of a company going from Debt to 7 Figures in ARR — Fully bootstrapped. Now on its way to €1m in MRR over the next 12–24 months! 🚀 For the Pangea.ai team, it started back in 2016 with Digital Knights: a manually driven agency helping startups &…

I dodged a bullet 🔫 The founder: “Raja, we are raising money, are you interested in joining the round?” Me: “ I got your pitch deck. Looks promising. Could you please share your cap table and your company bank statements with me?” Him: “I’ll ask my cofounder.” After a few…