Why and How the Ideal Fundraising Pitch Looks Different Depending on the Founder - with Noor at Global Ventures | The Perfect Pitch Podcast Ep2
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Noor Sweid, Founding Partner of Global Ventures, tells us how she went from strategy consultant, to working with her Family construction business as it expanded globally and successfully IPOed; as well as her foray into entrepreneurship when she opened Dubai's first chain of yoga studios, prior to setting up her own venture capital fund in Dubai. She speaks about the importance of combining mind and heart when developing the perfect pitch, and illustrates to us why the perfect pitch looks different depending on the founder. This episode is full of wisdom and insights from an investor who has worn many hats; she gives her best advice, counsel, and shares her pet peeves when it comes to the fundraising process.
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1. Why and How the Ideal Fundraising Pitch Looks Different Depending on the Founder - with Noor at Global Ventures | The Perfect Pitch Podcast Ep2 (00:00:00)
2. Noor Sweid’s Early Days in Consulting (00:01:34)
3. Globalizing the Family Business to IPO (00:07:55)
4. Yoga to Entrepreneur (00:10:16)
5. Being Open to Alternate Paths (00:12:50)
6. How Capital Creates Healthy Ecosystems (00:15:00)
7. Government’s role in Building Startup Ecosystems (00:16:07)
8. What makes a Perfect Pitch? (00:18:05)
9. Heart-led Founders need to know their Numbers (00:18:47)
10. Advice for Highly Analytical Founders (00:19:23)
11. Founding Team vs Business Model (00:20:38)
12. The Numerical Art of Letting Go (00:22:53)
13. What is Considered a Successful Exit (00:24:22)
14. The Merits of Second Time Founders (00:26:15)
15. Pet Peeves and Red Flags (00:27:29)
16. The fundamentals of a Pitch (00:29:01)
17. The VC Winter & Corrections in MENA (00:31:28)
18. Different Assessments for Startups at Later Stages (00:34:11)
19. Are you an Emulative vs Innovative Startup? (00:35:00)
20. How to Approach Fundraising & Building a Cap Table (00:39:49)
21. What Founders Don’t Want to Hear (00:41:29)
22. Expectations When you take on VC Money (00:42:33)
23. How Lucidity Insights can Help you Fundraise (00:44:49)
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