How to Identify Your Ideal Investor
Many syndicators begin raising capital primarily through their friends and family. It’s a win-win … They gain valuable experience and help the people they care about gain access to opportunities they might not otherwise even know existed.
Building a Business Around Your Sweet Spot
Imagine a life and business that allows you to spend almost all of your time doing those things that energize you. Your daily tasks and duties are in complete alignment with your mission and values …
When Less Is More in Business and Life
As a visionary entrepreneur, it’s safe to assume you have a long list of goals you want to achieve … First there’s your business goals — like meeting specific growth and financial metrics … And then there’s your personal goals — maybe working out more, eating healthier, or spending more time with your family.
Strategic Planning: Thinking 5 Moves Ahead
It seems like we’re always shouting from the rooftops the importance of planning … But we can’t stress enough how critical it is when scaling a business and leading people. So we’ll keep beating this drum until it’s ingrained in your business.
5-Steps to Recovering From Setbacks Faster
We know this year is just starting, BUT let’s get real … S**T HAPPENS. A lead investor backs out
5-Step Framework for Managing Change
There’s a saying that goes, "If you want something you've never had, you must be willing to do something you've never done." As leaders working to build and scale our businesses to new heights, change is inevitable
How to Boost your Email Content Strategy
The holiday season can be a wonderful time to communicate with existing and potential investors EVEN IF you have nothing to sell. Or rather, ESPECIALLY when you have nothing to sell. And just like all year-round, the challenge we see many capital-raisers face this time of year is … What do you say when you have
Sloppy Communication = Sloppy Execution
Remember the famous comedy routine performed by Abbott and Costello called Who’s on first? Abbott is identifying the players on a baseball team for Costello; however, the players’ names typically serve as the basis for asking and replying to questions. Who is the first baseman. What is on second. I don’t know is on third. And the
Leadership Vs. Management
Leadership and management … While we often hear these terms used interchangeably in business, there are clear distinctions between the two. That’s not to say they are mutually exclusive. Managers can have leadership qualities. Leaders can have good management skills. But it takes a lot more than a management title to create a leader. And
3-Step Process for Building a Business
We don’t have to tell you there’s a lot that goes into starting a business … Between marketing, operations, tech, legal, finance, accounting, hiring, training, branding … It can be difficult to know where to focus