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Susan Benjamin:
This is an excellent programme for startups who face so many challenges and limited budgets
Matt Robinson:
Excellent Day, Interesting Anecdotes, Energetic Delivery
John Hynes:
It’s nice to hear from a man who has done the walk and is able to talk the talk
Clare Brynley-Jones:
Great day – great setting, really interesting and reassuring
Ross Wallin, Pitcher and Piano:
Great Venue, charismatic presenter and good time slots
Phillip Gibbs, Synergy Linx Ltd:
Doug Richard is great, open and has a great sense of humour. Phil Wilkinson was a very valuable addition
Vanessa Knight, 100 Percent Art:
Brilliant, loved the interactive approach with audience to give real on-the-spot examples
Joanna Anthony:
A positive day which I can highly recommend to others
Posts tagged "investment ready"
YouNoodle.com Calculates How Much Your Startup Will Be Worth in 3 Years
YouNoodle.com is a tool you can use to calculate the value of your startup in three years based on the characteristics of its team.
Monday 2 August 2010
Perfect Your Pitch with Doug Richard on June 21, 6:30 – 8PM! Join Us Online or Face to Face
This is just a remarkable opportunity. Join Doug Richard at University College London, in partnership with The Pitch 2010, for a full ninety minutes of instruction on how to pitch your business perfectly.
Can’t make it to London? That’s OK! Join us online for the full event! You’ll be an active participant in our class.
As an [...]
Wednesday 19 May 2010
An Entrepreneur’s Quick Guide to First Investors: Family & Friends
“Where can I find investors interested in funding my enterprise?” The answer is, everywhere.
Tuesday 18 May 2010
Living Without Air: Ship Early, Ship Little, Ship Fast
Ship Early, Ship Little, Ship Fast. This article explores why startup companies should focus on creating products with a small feature set that is completely integrated with the outside world.
Monday 22 March 2010
Growing a Successful Social Enterprise
Date: 19 January 2010
Time: 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: The Royal Institution, London
Following the huge success of our seminars around the UK, Doug and the School for Startups team are returning to The Royal Institution. This must-attend event is for aspiring social/ethical entrepreneurs as well as existing small social/ethical businesses wishing to grow and become more successful and sustainable.
Thursday 24 December 2009
The Startup & The Scammer: A Real Story
Tell me what you think of this story. Last week I wrote about the unethical behaviour of so-called professionals involved in charging companies to help them obtain funding, get investment ready, or write their business plans. I closed by saying if you had head of anyone engaged in such practices to let me know.
This week [...]
Monday 2 November 2009
UK Startups are Prey for Rip Off Artists Disguised as Angel Groups & Financiers, says Doug Richard
“Just to be clear . . . start-ups should not be charged to pitch their businesses to angel investors. . . . Corporate financiers do not make their money on [upfront] fees but by taking a percentage of the money raised.”
Sunday 1 November 2009
The Price of Money Part 4: Say No, No, No, No Till Your Tongue Bleeds
I have been writing a series of articles recently entitled “The Price of Money” that grew out of my unease that people neither understood how great the cost of capital is nor the enormous difficulty involved in pricing capital. I was further dis-enchanted by the rhetoric amongst government ministers reciting mantras of entrepreneurship and access [...]
Saturday 31 October 2009
What Angel Investing & 1 Night Stands Have In Common
I am supposed to be the investor not the CEO. If I’m solving the problems before the investment, what’s going to happen afterwards?
Friday 30 October 2009