5 More Things VC Investors Wish Startup Founders Knew | Dose 029

What do VCs need to know about your startup? Here are 5 more things VCs want founders to know.

In this Dreamit Dose, Managing Partner Steve Barsh offers five more VC tips for founders. The topic centers around answering key questions that investors need to know. So, what do investors want to hear and what are the questions investors want to know? Steve says one of the first questions investors need to understand is what’s your unique insight? If you’re wondering why investors say no, it could because your pitch does not convey enough unique insight, approach, differentiation, or value. Those are some of the keys things VCs want founders to nail. If your pitch doesn’t make this clear, the questions investors ask will seek to tease this out this information. Next, when it comes to sales, what do investors look for when evaluating a startup? In a broad sense, VCs want to see a predictable and derisked sales process. Your startup VC presentation should hit on this to build confidence with investors. The rest of this Dose will help answer what do investors look for when investing, what to look for in a startup, and VC tips for founders. Get five more things VCs wish founders knew in about 5-minutes!

00:00 - Intro
00:33 - #1 Your Unique Insight?
01:02 - #2 Are you able to sell?
02:46 - #3 What’s your vision?
03:50 - #4 Will you stay around?
04:41 - #5 Answer my questions!
05:21 - Takeaways
06:15 - Outro

[coryfeco]

Thanks again for another great straight to the point video!

We've been preparing for our Series A in December and the DreamIt Doses have been as good as anything we've come across and very helpful in allowing to make our own messaging simple and powerful ✊👍

p.s.
Love the outtakes I think as entrepreneurs we think everything in this Instagram world is supposed to be perfect all the time, thanks for reminding us all that flaws with effort is endearing 😊

[davedsilva]

As a co-founder, I feel very fortunate to have found your videos. You speak my language. Your summary silde is so useful.

[babyqiyut]

Great tips, thanks. Can you give a tip how to explain team member slide, for solo founder who have early team members commit will joining after raise funding? thankyou

[tonyabracadabra]

6. Make no typos on the pitch deck (long hall -> long haul in your last takeaway screen)

[jeffazletx]

Good stuff, you make it sound so easy.

[nelsonnigel]

It's just a phenomenal video all founders need to see. KISS

[anilbangera]

Another power punch video from Dreamit with loads of information.. Bravo

[mgbonuzuroland]

Great presentation-it was very helpful

[priyank]

Thank you for the video! I’m one of those who want to be more comfortable in selling! Could you kindly share few videos and content on improving on B2B sales.

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