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Why Entrepreneurs Should Be Generous With Investors

YoungUpstarts

by Alejandro Cremades , cofounder of Panthera Advisors and author of “ The Art of Startup Fundraising: Pitching Investors, Negotiating the Deal, and Everything Else Entrepreneurs Need to Know “ Why should entrepreneurs intentionally be generous when negotiating with investors? Generosity is nowhere on their radar.

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Shark Tank Season 4 week 4 breakdown

Lightspeed Venture Partners

At this point, the very pregnant cofounder was weeping. Daymond offered to be an advisor. This deal encapsulates why most individual investors don’t make money. The cofounder was charismatic and persuasive and asking for $85k for 12% of the company. But in the end Robert came back in to join Lori.