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Chapter 1- Fund raise: Are you ready or not?

Need for Funding

Deciding to fund raise or not

Things to do before fundraising

Tips for Fundraising

Sources of Funding

Finding Mentors

Need for Funding - Part 2

Getting Investors

Working with an Investment Banker

Choosing an investor

Common mistakes during a Fundraise

Tips for Founders

Key Milestones to go after as Founders

Founders Dilemma

Time Frame of a Deal

Time Frame of a Fundraise

Overcapitalization vs Undercapitalization

Awareness about Governance

Chapter 2 - Bootstrapping: A forgotten way of doing business

Importance of Bootstrapping

Bootstrapping

Chapter 3 - How to pitch and woo investors

Pitches

Preparation before pitching

Things to know while pitching

Reaching out to Investors

Elements of a good pitch

Examples of an exciting Pitch Deck

Importance of Good Presentations

Approaching VCs

Having conviction

Tips & Tricks for Entrepreneurs

Chapter 4 - Valuation: The art and science of it

Valuations

Key Determinants of Valuations

Valuation for Early Stage Startups

Valuations for Early Stage Entrepreneurs

Undervaluation & Overvaluation

Chapter 5 - Term Sheet

What is a Term Sheet

Key Terms in a Term Sheet

Things Founders should know about Term Sheets

Term Sheet Draft

Chapter 6 - Transaction Documents

Investment Flow

Negotiations

Important Points to remember

SHA Draft

SSA Draft

Chapter 7 - What does an angel investor look for in a pitch

Traits of Entrepreneurs

Angel Investment Strategy

Personal Examples of Investing

Chapter 8 - What does it take to get into a start up accelerator

How does Y Combinator help

Y Combinator Interview

Y Combinator Questions

Y Combinator Experience

Chapter 9 - How do VC's approach the entire investment process

Role of Investment Bankers

Shortlisting Companies

What gets investors excited - Part 2

Common Mistakes while Pitching

Role of Investment Banking

Expectations of a VC

First Meeting

What gets investors excited

Investors POV

Investors expectations

Accepting previously rejected companies

Importance of Control

Funding & Processes

Investors POV - Part 2

Taking the call

Chapter 10 - What you need to do post receiving investment

Treating investors the right way

Investor Reporting Template

Building the trust

Traits of a good Entrepreneur

Chapter 11 - Legalities

Valuation & Equity Dilution

Common Mistakes

Changing Trends

Critical aspects from a legal standpoint

PDP bill

Safeguarding IP

Provisions for negotiations

Transactional documents & term sheets

Short & Long term goals

Legal due diligence

Reason for IP Protection negligence

Bonus Section - Pitch Decks, Email Templates, Cap Table etc.,

Cap Table Template - PDF

Cap Table Template - Excel

Email Template - Initial connection to investors

Email Template - Keeping Startup Advisers Updated

Email Template - Disclosing deal terms and details to investors

Template - Pitch Deck

Add on

Active Investors List 2020

Submit Your Business Plan

Funding Course Business Plan template

Live AMA Sessions

Live AMA with Rohan Arinaya

Live AMA with Anirudh Singh

Live AMA with Anju Rathi

Live AMA with Kashyap Chanchani, Managing Partner, The RainMaker Group(TRMG)

Live AMA with Kumar Rangarajan, Co-Founder of Slang Labs

Mentor AMA on First (seed) Fund Raise with Madhavan Srivatsan

Mentor AMA on Risk Management with Pooja Prabhakar

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