Entrepreneur Agony Aunt Podcast
Business:Entrepreneurship
Silicon Valley entrepreneur and angel investor, Chris Neumann, shares his insights on what founders need to know about raising VC investment, and why equity investment is not right for every startup.
Chris joined Vicky Brock in Edinburgh while on a whistle-stop tour of the UK, where he was giving a series of fireside chats with Barclays Eagle Labs, to help early stage founders separate fact from fiction when it comes to Silicon Valley myths and the reality of startup fundraising.
A short and sweet episode, as Chris had less than 30 minutes before he was due on stage, he makes the critical point that VC money comes with very specific expectations around growth, and that founders pursuing that path - especially those in small countries or regions - need to broaden their perspective and map their development and progress to a suitably ambition baseline:
"Founders who want to go down the path of creating a globally changing company, it is important to get outside your own country fast. Most founders think of being the best, most successful company in their country. Silicon Valley founders think about winning the world."
How to find your startup problem worth solving - new TEDX talk from Vicky Brock
Equity crowdfunding: a startup founder shares details of his crowdfund investment process
Creating a successful startup culture
Finding talent and hiring interns for your startup
Do Less, Tell More. Advice to my 22 year old self
How to bounce back when your startup isn't growing like planned
Getting funded faster, startup founders talk frankly on their investment challenges
Difference, ethnicity, diversity and enterprise with Pheona Matovu
How to launch a clothing brand startup with Alex Feechan of Findra
Selling overseas and building a global startup with Alison Grieve
Creating products people want to buy with Stephen Budd
Benefits, differentiation and how to avoid competing on price with Endrina Maxwell
Social media and social purpose startups with Rachael Bews
When to step back as a founder with Dr James McIlroy
Entrepreneurial adventures in Malawi and starting on no money with Kate Webb
When to quit and how to quit your startup with Vicky Brock
Customer problem solving and having conversations that convert with Jamie Shankland
Purpose, focus and collaboration with Dr Vivienne Ming
Personal growth & building and incentivising startup teams with Kenny Fraser
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