In this lesson, you will learn more about how to leverage your strengths by understanding the investment landscape.
Building on the last activity about Gap Assessments, continue thinking about the following questions:
🌻 What are some of the most important things investors look for in companies?
🌻 Where can you look for potential investors/funders in your market?
🌻 What type of investment are you seeking?
🌻 How can you begin to build relationships with new investors?
🧠Think outside the box! Keep a list of new ideas.
🌱 Access the presentation slides of the content covered in the video.
🌱 If you are working in Lebanon, take some time to look through these valuable lists:
🌱 Check out Abaca! Abaca aligns entrepreneurs with investors and other support organizations (accelerators, bootcamps, and more) on where their startup stands now and a roadmap for where to go next.
🚀 Make a list of your own criteria for selecting your ideal investor, including:
The desired amount of investment
The stage of investments they fund (Seed, Early State, or Growth and Expansion)
Location: Do they make local / national / regional / global investments?
The sector they focus on (i.e., tech, health, agriculture, etc.)
Awesome!
🚀 Work with your team to identify based on the resources we shared in this activity and your knowledge of the market, your three most potential funders.
Make sure to share and defend your choice based on your list of criteria.
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