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  1. Take a deep breath: Investors don't respect shaky, shy, or nervous entrepreneurs
  2. what type of investor do you want? A rich fool? Or savy professional who'll put you through the wringer?
  3. The Top 100 Networked Venture Capitalists http://bit.ly/hBV2t
  4. Investors want to know what your competitive advantage is in the first 60 seconds of your pitch
  5. Some Investors give small amounts of money to a large number of businesses, then those who prove themselves are given more.
  6. unlike banks or lenders, Angel Investors won't be shy away from blunt criticism of your business strategy.
  7. Investors see dozens of deals every year. Describe your competitive advantage in your first breath.
  8. When you have an investors attention, make sure you "hook" them or they will quickly lose interest.
  9. Impress Investors, bring one of your customers to describe the value of your product/service when you pitch
  10. Don't hand investors a business plan they won't read. Keep it to less than 3 pages.
  11. Don't approach an investor until you've thought about each of "Porter's Five Forces" http://snipurl.com/jiedm
  12. No investor is going to read your business plan. Make sure you have an executive summary good enough to spark their interest.
  13. 45 percent of Angel Investments are in companies that had no revenues at the time of the first investment. http://tinyurl.com/qngx56
  14. Surround yourself with a first-class team. They need to make up for the business acumen you lack.
  15. Meet investors in the flesh. Emails and social networking sites won't get you funding on their own. Attend live events, speak face to face.
  16. Prove to me you can execute. If you can't show revenue, show signed letters of commitment to buy from potential customers.
  17. RT @AlexanderLaw One of the coolest videos I have seen about why entrepreneurs can change the world. Very inspring. http://bit.ly/kM6Cr
  18. is moving! Our new profile is: fundingtips. we have also added 6 new contributors to our tips!
  19. Will you sell to the classes and live with the masses? Or will you sell to the masses and live with the classes?
  20. Become useful to them. If you can't be where the rich and famous are, be in a position to do them favors.