Nathan Beckord of Founder Suite and Funding Stack: Cracking the Code to Successful Fundraising

Nathan Beckord of Founder Suite and Funding Stack: Cracking the Code to Successful Fundraising

This week, Nathan Beckord shares with us how to put yourself in the best position to get to ‘yes’ with potential investors.

In this episode you will learn:

• Common misconceptions and challenges in the world of startups and fundraising
• The difficulties and rejection involved in launching a startup and raising capital, as well as the importance of targeting the right investors
• What filters and criteria investors use to evaluate startup pitches and what indicates a founder’s potential for success
• How to attract investors through showing evidence of success and momentum
• The importance of building a network and helping others in order to create positive founder karma.

24 Hour Challenge:

Find 2-3 other entrepreneurs and proactively help them in some way such as making an introduction to someone in your network or reviewing their pitch deck.

Reference that Nathan makes in the episode:

To access the FREE gifted guide “How to Build the Ultimate Pitch Deck”, email info@foundersuite.com.

About Nathan Beckord:

Nathan Beckord is the CEO of Foundersuite.com a venture-backed company that makes the leading “funding stack” (Investor Database, CRM, Pitch Deck Hosting, Bulk Email, Virtual Data Room and Investor Update tools) for startups raising capital. Over 34,000 startups have raised over $10 Billion in seed and venture capital.

Nathan is also CEO of Fundingstack.com, a new platform used by VCs, investment bankers and funding advisors to help companies raise capital.

Previously, Nathan spent ten years working with over 150 startups as interim CFO, Business Developer, and Advisor. Nathan has an MBA in Entrepreneurship, a BSC in Finance, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). In his free time, he enjoys sailing, traveling, and riding motorcycles.

You can connect with Nathan in the following ways:

• Web: www.foundersuite.com
• Blog: blog.foundersuite.com
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Foundersuite1/videos
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/foundersuite
• Facebook: https://facebook.com/foundersuite
• Medium: https://medium.com/foundersuite
• TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/author/nathan-beckord/
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/foundersuite
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3198216/admin/
• LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanbeckord/

You can connect with Laura in the following ways:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlaurasicola
• LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vocal-impact-productions/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VocalImpactProductions
• Facebook: Vocal Impact Productions
• Twitter: @LauraSicola
• Instagram: @VocalImpactProductions
• Website: https://vocalimpactproductions.com/
• Laura’s Online Course: virtualinfluence.today

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