From the course: Pitching to Investors

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Attending industry events and become a subject matter expert

Attending industry events and become a subject matter expert

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Attending industry events and become a subject matter expert

- As someone who was an entrepreneur for a long time, I understand that the fundraising game is hard. You want to get back to the team and back to building the product. If you're working late, you'd rather be building than schmoozing at an event or writing a blog post. Now that I'm on the investment side, I understand more than ever that playing the role of CEO and founder in the industry is necessary. But also, there's a fine line between participating in the industry and community and wasting time there. [Instructor] Going to industry events as an early-stage entrepreneur surrounds you with like-minds that are tackling similar problems. But be selective, know your goals, including your overarching goals like fundraising and finding customers and beta testers and the goals for each event, self-like. "I want to meet this investor and this company at this event tonight." Pitch events are great places to practice your…

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