You will learn:

You will learn the fundamentals of communicating with investors and raising capital that are applicable to:

• Different business models - startups, small businesses, and traditional businesses.

• Raising different types of capital - equity of any stage (angel round to IPO), debt, and grants.

You will learn the Pitch Creator Framework for how to efficiently create the three types of business pitches you will need to be effective in most fundraising situations:

1. Attention Grabber (Elevator Pitch)

2. Investment Summary (Read-me Pitch)

3. Pitch Deck (Listen-to-me Pitch)

Throughout Your Career:

In the course, you can watch the instructional videos, but also download all the of templates, e-guides and e-books, and save them for future use. Throughout your career, you can use the Pitch Creator Framework to quickly craft the three types of business pitches for different companies and fundraising situations.

PREREQUISITE - PLEASE NOTE:

You should use this course after you have:

1. An established business model with paying customers; or

2. Developed a business model canvas, lean canvas, or business plan.

After you have one of the above, this course teaches you how to distill that information down to the key points investors are most interested in and communicate that information effectively in many fundraising situations.

Please note: This course does not provide detail on how to develop your business model, a business plan, or business model canvas.