Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Pitching is an important skill in fundraising. Consider these key points in your next pitch: Tell a compelling story, not just any story. Use the pitch deck to communicate the "Why" behind your business. Time is short, so make sure you hit the key points of the business -- team, product, fundraise, in a logical order. Include meaningful numbers that demonstrate you know what you are talking about. Market size, revenue, growth rate, customer acquisition rates are important numbers to include. In building your pitch, involve your team and others as it will be a great way to reinforce the strategy with those who are helping execute it. Pitching skills also help in recruiting employees, fostering partnerships, and selling customers. The deck is there to help you, not take your place. Remember, you are the presentation, not the slides. Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding.Let's go startup something today. ___________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ For Investors check out: https://tencapital.group/investor-landing/ For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/ For eGuides check out: https://tencapital.group/education/ For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/ For Feedback please contact [email protected] Music courtesy of Bensound

In this episode, Hall welcomes Avetis Antaplyan, Founder & CEO of HIRECLOUT. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, HIRECLOUT is a technology recruiting and consulting firm focused on building relationships that deliver results. They utilize their proprietary process and a team of recruiters and Client Success Managers to find and deliver top technology professionals with their top technical hiring system on a contingency basis. HIRECLOUT only earns a fee when the candidate starts.Avetis is a passionate entrepreneur and technologist focused on making an impact. He is a proud husband and father of two kick-ass kids. He is also an angel investor with an interest in everything tech-enabled, especially in robotics and AI. Avetis is all about helping people elevate their mindset, their teams, and careers. Avetis discusses what excites him now in the sector, the state of investing in startups, and some of the challenges entrepreneurs face.  You can visit HIRECLOUT at , via LinkedIn at , and via Twitter at . Avetis can be contacted via email at , and via LinkedIn at . Music courtesy of .

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Pitching is an important skill in fundraising. Consider these key points in your next pitch: Tell a compelling story, not just any story. Use the pitch deck to communicate the “Why” behind your business. Time is short, so make sure you hit the key points of the business -- team, product, fundraise, in a logical order. Include meaningful numbers that demonstrate you know what you are talking about. Market size, revenue, growth rate, customer acquisition rates are important numbers to include.  In building your pitch, involve your team and others as it will be a great way to reinforce the strategy with those who are helping execute it. Pitching skills also help in recruiting employees, fostering partnerships, and selling customers.  The deck is there to help you, not take your place.   Remember, you are the presentation, not the slides.  Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding.Let’s go startup something today. ___________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at:   Check out our other podcasts here:   For Investors check out:   For Startups check out:   For eGuides check out:   For upcoming Events, check out   For Feedback please contact [email protected] Music courtesy of

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. The process of raising funding brings the startup founder several intangible benefits. Here is a short list: Fundraising forces you to think through your business strategy and articulate it clearly. Investors will challenge your strategy requiring the founder to defend it. The pitch elicits feedback from the investors which often improves the plan. While entrepreneurs look at the opportunity in the deal, the investor looks at the risk. Investors highlight the risks and the challenges to overcome. This feedback sharpens the pitch. Investors also provide feedback on the market, team, product, and other aspects that help refine the strategy. The pitch presentation expands the circle of those who know the business and can potentially help in the future. Consider the additional benefits that come from raising funding, which is a better business plan and a broader network of contacts. Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding.Let's go startup something today. ___________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ For Investors check out: https://tencapital.group/investor-landing/ For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/ For eGuides check out: https://tencapital.group/education/ For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/ For Feedback please contact [email protected] Music courtesy of Bensound

This is Investor Perspectives. I'm the host of Investor Connect, Hall T Martin, where we connect startups and investors for funding. In our new Investor Perspectives series entitled "How to Solve the Biotech/Life Sciences Problem", you'll hear about growth in the biotech/life sciences segment. As the COVID pandemic passes, we emerge into a new world. The biotech space is now undergoing tremendous change as we shift back to a normal way of life. The process for designing and approving vaccines demonstrated a new protocol. Biotech now moves into a new era. We have investors and startup founders describe the changes coming up. Our guests are: Yaniv Sneor, Co-founder, Mid Atlantic Bio Angels, 01:18Carter Williams, CEO and Managing Partner, iSelect Fund, 05:05Maximilian Bade, Founding Partner, Nucleus Capital, 07:35Ron Paliwoda, President, Paliwoda Group, 10:34Orrin Ailloni-Charas, Managing Partner, Global Health Impact Fund, 16:36Eyal Lifschitz, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Peregrine Ventures, 20:31Mark Groper, Chief Executive Officer, Orion Biotechnology, 29:20 I hope you enjoy this episode. ________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ For Investors check out: https://tencapital.group/investor-landing/ For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/ For eGuides check out: https://tencapital.group/education/ For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/ For Feedback please contact [email protected] Music courtesy of Bensound.

This is Investor Perspectives. I’m the host of Investor Connect, Hall T Martin, where we connect startups and investors for funding. In our new Investor Perspectives series entitled “How to Solve the Biotech/Life Sciences Problem”, you’ll hear about growth in the biotech/life sciences segment. As the COVID pandemic passes, we emerge into a new world. The biotech space is now undergoing tremendous change as we shift back to a normal way of life. The process for designing and approving vaccines demonstrated a new protocol. Biotech now moves into a new era. We have investors and startup founders describe the changes coming up. Our guests are: , Co-founder, , 01:18, CEO and Managing Partner, i, 05:05, Founding Partner, l, 07:35, President, , 10:34, Managing Partner, , 16:36, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, , 20:31, Chief Executive Officer, , 29:20 I hope you enjoy this episode. ________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at:         Check out our other podcasts here:   For Investors check out:    For Startups check out:    For eGuides check out:    For upcoming Events, check out      For Feedback please contact [email protected]  Music courtesy of .

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. The process of raising funding brings the startup founder several intangible benefits. Here is a short list: Fundraising forces you to think through your business strategy and articulate it clearly. Investors will challenge your strategy requiring the founder to defend it. The pitch elicits feedback from the investors which often improves the plan. While entrepreneurs look at the opportunity in the deal, the investor looks at the risk. Investors highlight the risks and the challenges to overcome. This feedback sharpens the pitch. Investors also provide feedback on the market, team, product, and other aspects that help refine the strategy. The pitch presentation expands the circle of those who know the business and can potentially help in the future. Consider the additional benefits that come from raising funding, which is a better business plan and a broader network of contacts. Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding.Let’s go startup something today. ___________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at:   Check out our other podcasts here:   For Investors check out:   For Startups check out:   For eGuides check out:   For upcoming Events, check out For Feedback please contact [email protected]   Music courtesy of

In this episode, Hall welcomes Wes Barton, Founder and Managing Partner at Third Prime. Headquartered in New York, New York, Third Prime is a venture capital firm focused on identifying and investing in seed-stage companies that are using technology to develop business models with the potential to disintermediate incumbents within the fintech and proptech sectors.Prior to founding Third Prime, Wes spent nearly 9 years as a Vice President at Trimaran Capital Partners, a private equity firm based out of New York City, where he underwrote and managed private investment opportunities across diverse industries. While at Trimaran, he also worked with Trian Partners, a multi-billion dollar hedge fund, to identify and invest in public distressed equity and credit opportunities.Before Trimaran/Trian, Wes spent 2 years as an investment banker with Bank of America advising public and private technology and media companies on corporate strategy and capital market initiatives and practiced law in the M&A department at the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP where he represented companies and investment firms with respect to acquisition and disposition of assets and broader corporate matters. Wes received his J.D. from Duke School of Law in 2002 and his undergraduate degree from Western Kentucky University in 1999. Wes discusses his investment thesis and some of the startups he has invested in which fit that thesis. He shares some of the challenges they face in launching their businesses and suggests some good opportunities for investors to pursue. You can visit Third Prime at www.thirdprime.vc, via LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/15189541/admin, and via Twitter at www.twitter.com/thirdprimevc. Wes can be contacted via email at [email protected], via LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/wes-barton, and via Twitter at www.twitter.com/farmer_vc. Music courtesy of Bensound.

In this episode, Hall welcomes Wes Barton, Founder and Managing Partner at Third Prime. Headquartered in New York, New York, Third Prime is a venture capital firm focused on identifying and investing in seed-stage companies that are using technology to develop business models with the potential to disintermediate incumbents within the fintech and proptech sectors.Prior to founding Third Prime, Wes spent nearly 9 years as a Vice President at Trimaran Capital Partners, a private equity firm based out of New York City, where he underwrote and managed private investment opportunities across diverse industries. While at Trimaran, he also worked with Trian Partners, a multi-billion dollar hedge fund, to identify and invest in public distressed equity and credit opportunities.Before Trimaran/Trian, Wes spent 2 years as an investment banker with Bank of America advising public and private technology and media companies on corporate strategy and capital market initiatives and practiced law in the M&A department at the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP where he represented companies and investment firms with respect to acquisition and disposition of assets and broader corporate matters. Wes received his J.D. from Duke School of Law in 2002 and his undergraduate degree from Western Kentucky University in 1999. Wes discusses his investment thesis and some of the startups he has invested in which fit that thesis. He shares some of the challenges they face in launching their businesses and suggests some good opportunities for investors to pursue. You can visit  Third Prime at , via LinkedIn at , and via Twitter at .  Wes can be contacted via email at , via LinkedIn at , and via Twitter at . Music courtesy of .

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. In raising funding, the startup should be doing as much diligence on the investor as the investor is doing on the startup. Start by checking out the portfolio of the investor and making contact with CEOs who have been funded by the investor. Ask the CEO about their experience with the firm. Most VCs tout their entrepreneur-friendly mantra and how much they can help the startup. In addition to funding, VCs provide strategy, recruiting, business development, and future funding. Ask the CEO about their experience with the VC in these areas. Also, check their experience in negotiating the term sheet with the investor. Look for examples of non-standard behavior such as lock-up terms, and a last-minute change of terms in the negotiations. Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding.Let's go startup something today. ___________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ For Investors check out: https://tencapital.group/investor-landing/ For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/ For eGuides check out: https://tencapital.group/education/ For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/ For Feedback please contact [email protected] Music courtesy of Bensound