How to Find an Angel Investor | Ep. #897

How to Find an Angel Investor | Ep. #897

In episode #897, we discuss raising money through Angel Investors. Tune in to hear how you can get your business initial funding. We have committed to throwing a FREE Marketing School Live Event in Los Angeles, once Marketing School reaches 1M downloads in a 30 day period. Take action: Rate, review, subscribe, and SHARE. Check the progress here! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:27] Today’s Topic: How to Find an Angel Investor [00:34] Go to AngelList. [00:45] This is the easiest way to get started. [00:52] Eric just raised his original money through friends and family. [01:10] Eric only asked other entrepreneurs, so it wasn’t as awkward. [01:17] Y Combinator Safe Note is a simple agreement for future equity. [01:34] It took him 2 weeks to raise $100,000. [01:51] Find relevant investors (those who understand your field). [02:18] You have to be ok with getting a “no”. [02:40] Look up how other major businesses raised money. [03:30] When raising money through Angel Investors, make sure your pitch is solid and contains all pertinent information investors would want to know. [04:20] Don’t just go through the motions. [04:49] If you don’t have a solid business network, go to conferences to build one. [05:27] You can also put your product up on Product Hunt, as a lot of VC’s check out that site. [05:29] That’s all for today! [05:33] Go here to see how many downloads the show is getting. Also rate and review to help us meet our goal of 1 Million downloads per month. Hopefully, we’ll see you at the live event in L.A.! Leave some feedback: What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with us: NeilPatel.com Quick Sprout Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel Twitter @ericosiu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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