How to Raise Pre-Seed/Seed Startup Funds - Presented by Insperity

361 Lytton Avenue,Palo Alto CA 94301

07 March, 2023

Description

Less than 1% of startup pitches result in funding. While most entrepreneurs over-emphasize pitch decks, smart founders focus on fundability. Successful founders follow a proven five-step process to efficiently raise Pre-seed and Seed funds for their early-stage startup. This class dives into important keys to raise early-stage funds, including: FundabilityDue diligence and legal pitfallsFinancial projections and modelsFunding strategyInflection points and funding milestonesIdea validationTraction metricsPitch effectiveness and trackingNegotiating term sheetsAttendees will learn the Prepare, Plan, Execute, Sell, and Close (PPESC) process to effectively build a fundable startup and then close Pre-Seed and Seed funding. **Pizza and drinks included. Fundable Startups provides coaching, training, and tools that helps founders build healthy, fundable companies. As a published author and a CEO, CTO or Tech VP of 5 startups with 3 exits, Sam Wong leads Fundable Startups in creating premium, deep-dive, visual training and tools to help founders with great execution. Venture Validator predicts product / market fit by validating startup ideas. We've done validation surveys for over 100 different entrepreneurs, providing important insights on project features, customer objections, and offer pricing. Sam recently spoke at TechCrunch Disrupt on the topic of "Startup Exits: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly". Sam also had an interview published in Fortune Magazine on surviving the economic downturn. Insperity is dedicated to helping companies grow faster, run better and make more money. We have developed a low cost, very high value offering especially for early stage startups that addresses all of their HR, payroll, compliance and employee development needs. Our clients range in size from one employee to five thousand.