TSP042 | Jason Best – Crowdfunding at The Rose Garden
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Episode Summary
Jason Best is one of the three people responsible for creating the CrowdFund Investment Framework used by President Barrack Obama in the Jobs Act. These important law reforms are what made crowdfund investing legal in the US. Jason talks about his experience with President Obama signing new legislation, as well as on how international companies like Asian raised funds.
Key Takeaways
- 02:00 – What’s Jason’s background and how did he get into crowdfunding?
- 06:50 – Jason talks about his experience at the White House Rose Garden.
- 12:05 – How has the new Jobs Act Obama signed into law affected crowdfunding?
- 14:00 – Raising money for a business is always difficult.
- 18:45 – Jason talks on being a general partner at Crowd Capital Venture Fund.
- 21:20 – How do companies in Asia raise capital?
- 28:20 – You can fund a deal faster by using crowdfunding – saving time for the entrepreneurs.
- 29:10 – New angel investors can make smaller investments through the use of crowdfunding platforms to test the waters and gain experience in the industry.
- 31:55 – Jason recommends How to Be a Power Connector by Judy Robinett.
Tweetables
[Tweet “Crowdfunding is a new way to do a difficult thing.”]
[Tweet “Crowdfunding now is only at page 60 of a 1000 page novel.”]
[Tweet “Give a founder an opportunity and they will find a way.”]
[Tweet “Power of saying yes.”]
Links Mentioned
Crowdfund Capital Advisors
Crowdfund Investing for Dummies by Jason Best
How to Be a Power Connector by Judy Robinett
Jason Best Twitter
Crack The Funding Code!
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TSP007 | Ben Larson – Be Enchanting to Investors
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Episode Summary
Ben Larson talks on the importance of answering all the questions in your pitch and why the customer should come first before the product
Key Takeaways
- 01:15 – People buy emotionally and then back it up with logic.
- 01:25 – Ben explains his favorite acronym, P.I.G. (Passion, Intelligence, Grit)
- 03:05 – The founder and CEO of Pandora received 300 “No’s” from investors.
- 06:23 – Ben shares his favorite success story.
- 11:30 – Have you ever been pitch assaulted?
- 16:40 – In a pitch, have a question and then follow it up with an answer. Repeat this structure.
- 20:20 – It’s about the person, not the idea.
- 21:50 – Enchanting the investor
- 25:40 – Don’t sell the product, look at how your customer thinks instead.
- 28:15 – At Founder Institute, they focus on building a strong entrepreneur and not a strong idea.
Tweetables
[Tweet “One of Ben’s favorite acronyms is P.I.G. (Passion, Intelligence, Grit)”]
[Tweet “The confused mind always says no.”]
[Tweet “It’s best to assume there are no unique ideas, only unique ways to approach those ideas.”]
[Tweet “Target your assumptions and prove those assumptions wrong or right.”]
Links Mentioned
The Art of the Start 2.0 by Guy Kawasaki [book]
Essentialism by Greg McKeown [book]
http://fi.co/
http://www.blarson.com/
Ben on Twitter: @blars0n
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TSP006 | Jim Beach – Pitching at The White House
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Jim Beach has successfully pitched the White House and has a radio show that plays on 11 FM stations called School for Startups. He talks to John about his successes, how to pitch the right way, what rock stars in an elevator is about, and much more on today’s episode.
Key Takeaways
- 02:30 – Jim shares a little bit about how he got started.
- 07:35 – Jim and Chris created 14 rock star pitches for their rock stars in an elevator concept.
- 11:10 – Check out Entrepreneur DNA and Bosidna.com to find out what kind of entrepreneur you are.
- 14:45 – Pitching at the White House
- 18:00 – Be very honest with your potential investors. Dump out your dirty laundry first.
- 25:00 – People remember stories, so always tell a story when it comes to promoting your business.
- 27:30 – It’s very easy to hack Google Maps and it can hurt small business owners.
Tweetables
[Tweet “The keys to being successful is having an enticing opening to your pitch…”]
[Tweet “As an entrepreneur, you’re going to get a rejection 9 out of 10 times.”]
[Tweet “It’s more important to find someone who has a different entrepreneurial DNA…”]
Links Mentioned
Entrepreneurial DNA by Joe Abraham
bosiDNA
Exposing Google Maps by Jim Beach
School for Startups Radio
Jim on Twitter: @EntrepreneurJim
JimBeach.com
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