Fundraising – The Musings of the Big Red Car

Interviewing Venture Capitalists

Big Red Car — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 17:46:50 +0000

The other day I had a conversation with a CEO who was strapping on his kneepads and polishing up his tin cup to hit the fundraising circuit. He is not a complete novitiate, but neither could he write the book on the subject. He was a good student, smarter than a Shih Tzu — which […]

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Pitch Dynamics

Big Red Car — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:15:28 +0000

What does a pitch feel like? How should it feel? Pitch dynamics. Big Red Car here on a spectacular Texas spring day, y’all. It doesn’t get better than this. It was 53F this morning and it will be 83F this afternoon. On Earth as it is in Austin By God Texas! So, I’m talking to […]

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Building a Fundraising Database

Big Red Car — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 14:00:20 +0000

Building a fundraising database, a perfect subject for an incredibly lovely Monday morning in the ATX. Cool, crisp, sunny — ahhh, on Earth as it is is Texas! So, you are ready to begin fundraising. You need a target list, a database of potential investors. This is true whether you are in the family & […]

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Pitch Perfect Call to Action

Big Red Car — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 21:23:56 +0000

Big Red Car here on a lovely, sunny Texas Saturday – windy, but lovely. In the last two weeks, I have spoken to four CEOs who had the same problem – they did not have a reasonable expectation of the “call to action” which they expect from presenting their pitch. Let’s review, shall we. A […]

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Juicero — Judgment

Big Red Car — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:17:11 +0000

Juicero, Big Red Car? Big Red Car here in the lovely, sunny, cool ATX enjoying a fresh squeezed carrot juice with some ginger and some sugar beets. Do not tell the guys at Jiffy Lube about this. All they serve is that senior citizen synthetic crap. So, have you heard about the failure of Juicero? […]

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Point of View — Entrepreneurs v Funders

Big Red Car — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 15:46:13 +0000

Big Red Car here on a sunny SXSW Tuesday in the ATX. On Earth as it is in Texas. No sign of snow, but it’s early. So, the world is divided into three basic camps: 1. Entrepreneurs and founders — consumers of capital 2. Funders of all kinds — angel investors, venture capitalists, friends & […]

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Smart CEOs v Too Smart CEOs

Big Red Car — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 14:07:28 +0000

Smart CEOs and the Big Red Care here in the glorious ATX — on Earth as it is in Texas! So, The Boss is talking to several of his brilliant CEOs and comes up with a common lament. They’re too damn smart for their own good. How so, Big Red Car, you ask? May I […]

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Dealing With NO! in Fundraising

Big Red Car — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 12:56:06 +0000

Big Red Car here. Yesterday, I had a chat with an entrepreneur who was getting ready to launch his fundraising campaign. He’s smart, articulate, hard working, honest, and naive. He said, “I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around the negativity associated with fundraising.” To which the Big Red Car said, “Do tell.” “Well, […]

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Kissing Frogs and Finding Princes

Big Red Car — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:32:12 +0000

Big Red Car here. Another great day in the ATX and why not? So The Boss is in constant conversation with clients and mentees (ridunkulous word, no?) about the subject of fundraising. We’ve recently spoken of certain issues related to pitch decks and other such minutiae. One of the facts that entrepreneurs are going to […]

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Obvious Questions — What Are You Going To Do With The Money?

Big Red Car — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 13:58:34 +0000

Big Red Car here. Nice cool, cloudy morning here in the ATX, also know as God’s Country. [But that irritates people, Big Red Car. Sorry.] So when you’re making your pitch one question you know you are going to get is — “What are you going to do with the money?” Obvious questions, y’all. Be […]

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