It’s very challenging to raise your first round of capital💰in the southeast on simply an idea💡
We don’t have the risk tolerance, exits or liquidity …today. 😃
That’s changing quickly for many reasons but let’s focus on the founders that did raise capital💰
I’m impressed by some amazing 🤩 Atlanta founders who have raised angel, seed and super seed rounds in the last 6-12 months totaling over $7m from local, regional and national investors.
The common themes I’ve seen in these founders. 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
The founder:
Built their network of investors and customers very early on, sometimes before founding their company 👍🏾
Is building their 2nd or 3rd company and has already learned from past mistakes👍🏾
Has taken the time to build the right product, bootstrapped and has paying customers for the last 12-18 months👍🏾
Graduated from a notable accelerator with a solid angel network👍🏾
Tells a great story, is humble, coachable and is resilient because they can take negative news with stride👍🏾
As an investor, what other qualities have you noticed that makes a great founder?
