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How to Get
Valuable Input Most Investors Will Never Offer You
So you're trying to
raise capital... You've got materials, a presentation and perhaps a
business plan. You've invited—or plan to invite—prospective
investors and others to view your presentation.
Even for entrepreneurs
who are capable and well-prepared, raising capital can be a
challenge. But if you have no way to get candid, meaningful feedback
on how you’re doing, how will you know what to fix if things don’t
go well? Without actionable information, the road to funding could
be long and frustrating.
Of course, you can ask
attendees directly. But there are problems with this approach. Most
people dilute or withhold negative feedback because they don't want
to hurt your feelings. It’s just human nature. Unfortunately, it
means you don't get the "real" picture—maybe not even close.
Another problem is
that informal feedback gathering doesn't yield quantifiable data.
This prohibits you from comparing answers on an "apples-to-apples"
basis. It can also lead to assigning too much or too little
importance to input from individual sources.
Four Ways
Our Survey Delivers Honest, Usable Investor Feedback to Help You
Improve Your Fundraising Success
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Gives you an easy,
organized way to formally request feedback.
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Provides the cover
of anonymity so you get candid input.
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Asks questions to
help you identify what aspect(s) of your project or presentation
needs improvement.
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Provides
quantifiable data for analysis so you and, if applicable, your
capital coach can adjust your strategy.
How it
Works
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Using our Investor
Feedback Survey is simple! Once you sign up for the service, you
will receive a link you can distribute to anyone who views your
project presentation.
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During your
presentation, tell attendees you will email them a link to an
anonymous online survey. Explain that it will provide important
feedback to help you improve your project and presentation. Tell
them you would appreciate them taking the time—less than three
minutes—to complete it.
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Assure attendees
that their identity is not tied to their responses, so you will
not know which investors have taken the survey or how they
answered the questions.
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When the email
arrives, investors simply click on the link, and the
Internet-based survey opens.
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You will be able
to check your responses anytime via a special response sharing
link provided to you.
Preview a sample of the survey
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