WHAT NOT TO DO WHILE PITCHING AN ANGEL INVESTOR?




Startup funding in Texas is a very tricky issue. Every entrepreneur wants to make sure to find the perfect investor that can help them start their dream business and take it to great heights. When you find yourself an angel investor and are trying to attract him into funding your business, you have to be careful in some matters. Lest you will lose the opportunity.

Listed below are a few things that you should avoid doing when pitching an angel investor.

  • Forgetting to research on your investor
The basic rule for a meeting with someone new is to do a quick little research on them so that you get to know about their personality, likes and dislikes beforehand. The same is applicable in business. Research and know about your investor so that you can avoid doing or saying anything that the investor may not like.

  • Giving too much detail
Yes, you are required to present your business plan in detail to the investor. But it definitely doesn’t mean that you prepare an entire novel on it. Try to include all the important details by keeping it short and simple. If the investor wants to know more about any topic, he will definitely ask you. But avoid handing him an extremely detailed plan which may take hours to read and understand.

  • Being unrealistic
While pitching an angel investor in Texas, you have to be realistic. Do not just keep on saying unusual stuff. It would be better to provide facts and figures to reason your argument. Only then would you be able to grab his attention and some funding.

  • Neglecting the market opportunities and competition
Do not forget to know about your market opportunities and competition before starting your business. You need to tell about them to the angel investor so that he can analyze how funding your business will help him get good interest in the market and what makes your business idea different from that of your competitors.

  • Forcing an uninterested investor
If you realize while talking to an investor that he seems uninterested in your business, do not force him into it. There are plenty more people available. Instead of pushing him and ruining your reputation among investors, it will be better if you stop wasting your time and start looking for some other equity investor in Texas.


By following these simple tips, you can be sure of not going wrong while pitching for an angel investor to fund your business.

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