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Dr. Shishir Gupta Angel Investment, Venture Capital, Idea Validation

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I have helped more than 1000+ startups, 300+ raised funds. Invested in 132 Startup through StartupLanes. Ph.D in Entrepreneurship with specialization in Venture Capital, LL.B. in Corporate Law, B.Com in Business, MBA in Finance. #Founded first startup in year 2001 - 23 years of business experience. #Directly connected to 4000+ Angel Investors, 50+ Angel Networks, 120+ VCs. #Founder & CEO of StartupLanes, the Global Angel Network in 56 Cities across 15 Countries. StartupLanes was ranked No. 1 in the World as fastest growing tech company by Growjo, US. # Investment Banker - Angel Investment, A Series for startups. # Experience of AngelList - Connected to Angel Investors/VCs worldwide # Mentor, Advisor & Consultant for Startups # Author of Startup Easy…

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Dr. Shishir Gupta

San Francisco, CA

I have helped more than 1000+ startups, 300+ raised funds. Invested in 132 Startup through StartupLanes.

Ph.D in Entrepreneurship with specialization in Venture Capital, LL.B. in Corporate Law, B.Com in Business, MBA in Finance.

#Founded first startup in year 2001 - 23 years of business experience.
#Directly connected to 4000+ Angel Investors, 50+ Angel Networks, 120+ VCs.
#Founder & CEO of StartupLanes, the Global Angel Network in 56 Cities across 15 Countries. StartupLanes was ranked No. 1 in the World as fastest growing tech company by Growjo, US.
# Investment Banker - Angel Investment, A Series for startups.
# Experience of AngelList - Connected to Angel Investors/VCs worldwide
# Mentor, Advisor & Consultant for Startups
# Author of Startup Easy - A Practical Guide | Buy here: http://amzn.to/2xDGZs6

Featured on CNBC Young Turks, TiE the Knot, Startup Weekend & Startup Grind.

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Pitch Deck Advisory: Get a Perfect Pitch Deck

Get the perfect perfect Pitch Deck. It is the most important document that you present to Investors. Your pitch deck needs to stand out, investors are busy, the average time spent on rejecting a pitch deck is 29 seconds. Having a right pitch deck can increase your chances of raising funds by 79%. On the other hand, a wrong pitch deck may lead to rejection despite of a great business model, traction and growth. I can advise you on your existing deck and also for creating a completely new one.

Get Angel Funding/VC

I have helped more than 1000+ startups, 300+ raised funds. Invested in 130 Startup through StartupLanes.

#Founded first startup in year 2001 - 23 years of business experience.
#Directly connected to 4000+ Angel Investors, 50+ Angel Networks, 120+ VCs.
#Founder & CEO of StartupLanes, the Global Angel Network in 56 Cities across 15 Countries. StartupLanes was ranked No. 1 in the World as fastest growing tech company by Growjo, US.

Raise Venture Capital

I have helped more than 1000+ startups, 300+ raised funds. Invested in 130 Startup through StartupLanes.

#Founded first startup in year 2001 - 23 years of business experience.
#Directly connected to 4000+ Angel Investors, 50+ Angel Networks, 120+ VCs.
#Founder & CEO of StartupLanes, the Global Angel Network in 56 Cities across 15 Countries. StartupLanes was ranked No. 1 in the World as fastest growing tech company by Growjo, US.

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Consult me about Co-Founder's Agreement (CFA), Share Holder's Agreement (SHA), NCND, NDA and Protection of your Intellectual Property.

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Dr. Shishir Gupta answered

What steps do I need to take to get a small venture capital fund ready to accept funds and start making investments?

Here is the list of documents that you need:
1. Pitch Deck
2. Term Sheet
3. SHA
4. Cap Table
5. NDA

Feel free to setup a call if you wish to understand in detail.

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Dr. Shishir Gupta answered

Can a parent company have 2 different online businesses raise funds simultaneously from different investors?

In your case, X will raise funds not abc.com and xyz.com as the portals are under the company X. You may raise funds from two investors, however, you need to:

1. Either, raise in two separate rounds
2. Or, club both the investors in same round

For understanding in detail, fee free to setup a call.

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Raising capital

Dr. Shishir Gupta answered

How important is a responsive website design to rank highly in Google?

A good design is always the key to success. If you site is responsive it will open up nicely in all the platforms like tablet, smartphone, desktop and laptop.

It is not mandatory to have a responsive website to boost your overall rankings, however it is recommended as it will serve the following purpose:
1. There will be more time spent on your site that will boost your rankings.
2. Bounce rate will reduce, that will boost your rankings
3. Google will list it in a better way, that will boost your rankings.
4. It will be visible in proper formats from different platforms that will boost your rankings because more people will open it.
5. Search engines will fetch the links more efficiently, that will boost your rankings.

I hope that helps, for more information feel free to setup a call.

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Dr. Shishir Gupta answered

How do we approach venture capitalists to evaluate our startup reputation model?

You are at the right place. Clarity have many Venture Capitalists and Consultants. I am one of them :)

The best and cheapest way of doing it to find out Venture Capitalists and Consultants who have a low rate per minute. That will save you a lot of time, efforts and money.

If you pay for their time then they will definitely be interested in filling up your form and answering your questions in details.

I have worked with different startups, VCs and Angel Investors. Also, I am one of them, therefore you may setup a call with me and discuss.

I hope that helps.

Thanks for asking.
Shishir

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I have a good idea for a business, but don't have the funds to start, what should I do?

You should focus upon your core competency,the best team of co-founders should be a combinations of a hacker, a hustler and a hipster. As you are not the hacker (coder) then you should choose between the rest.

The next step would be develop an idea and get it validated through an expert (I can help you). After validating the idea, prepare a presentation and then share it with potential co-founders.

When you have a team in place, then immediately start executing the idea and build traction (I can help you).

After getting traction for your startup, you can easily raise funds and fuel growth.

I can validate the idea, I can help you in finding the team, I can help you building traction and I can also help you in raising funds.

Thanks
Shishir

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What do VCs think of companies that outsource their MVP coding to India?

I have been working with VCs from all across the world since long. Trust me VCs are more concerned about what saves the cost for the startup without reducing the quality? They are not concerned about the work is being done in India or any other part of world as long as you are frugal. VCs invest in the jockey and not the horse, so if you know how to win the race with any horse then you are their first choice.

I can help you in getting your MVP done. Provide me more details.

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How important is coding knowledge in starting a SAAS business? Should I start by learning code or just get started on the idea? Book suggestions?

You should focus upon your core competency. If you are good at swimming then don't try to climb a tree. For example if a fish try to climb the tree it will fail, similarly if a monkey try to swim it will also fail. Both of them are good in their own fields. In startups we have a simple rule, one builds, one manage and one sells.

All the best.

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When is the right time to launch an idea?

There is no right time to launch an idea, every time is the right time. Both the contradicting statements stands true. It is like asking a question which train to board for reaching London from Paris? The trains which starts at 10 am or the train which starts at 11 am?
What would you answer? In fact both the trains would take you to London, however it depends upon the time when you wish to reach there. If you wish to reach early, then start early, if you wish to reach late then start late.

Now don't wait, just go for it, ideas have no value unless executed. I can help you, let's setup a call.

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Dr. Shishir Gupta answered

What options does a pre-launch startup have with big retail partnerships and $250K MRR?

You may develop a deck and startup pitching to the Angel Investors and VCs.

I can help you in building the deck and pitching to the investors. I also offer the service of finding the investors as per the filters of the investors and then pitching them on behalf of my client.

Regards
Shishir

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Would you present the complete picture to a big investor or segment it and follow smaller more manageable investors?

I have written about it in my book 'Startup Easy'. I would recommend you to use 'Rifle Approach' for finding and pitching the investors.

To be honest, you don't have to manage the investors, they will manage you (or at least try to administer).

I will be happy to discuss over a call.
Thanks

Shishir

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Dr. Shishir Gupta answered

What are the best practices for breaking into retail networks with private label natural supplement?

Disruption is your answer. You have to make the product disruptive or the product be competitive with disruptive pricing. Some entrepreneurs have this myth that if they convince the potential investors to use their products then they can get the investment, however this is wrong. If you make cigarettes and your investors don't smoke then they will still invest in it, if it sells.

I can help you in making it disrupting, generating traction and hacking growth and then raising funds from the investors. Let' set up a call.

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Mr. Shishir, knows what he is doing and given right amount of advice. We planned for 15 min and it went upto an hour and we are planning to do it more and more.

Tom Jose Source: Clarity

It was very insightful and so directional on how to scale it. The call got disconnected and I was not able to hear and join back unfortunately. Thank you so much Mr Shishir for your time and would like to have you as part of MediPocket USA to grow it bigger and faster!

Dr. Priyanka Mathur Source: Clarity

Had a clarity call to discuss about my Start-up. Shishir immediately understood the models that I need to adopt to scale up and bring in revenues. He came up with suggestions, ideas and how I can use different verticals to tie up my business. What I had in mind all along was defined in words and put out there for me to follow. Shishir, you are a true mentor for Start-ups.

vijayalakshmi subramnay Source: Clarity

It was informative talking to Shishir he gave valuable insight

RAKESH HANDA Source: Clarity

Precise and transparent.

Balu Chandran Source: Clarity

Very good call we will discuss more in the future.

Jonathan Despres Source: Clarity

I was happy to get on this call with Shishir! Although our conversation was brief, he still attentively understood my concerns and is open to guide me towards my next steps. I now feel more confident about my new venture.

Vlad Mckenzie Source: Clarity

He's a great lawyer. The best thing about him is his deep understanding of startups. Startups can be difficult to explain, but he guides us with his long career and his interest. I highly recommend you to consult him!

Shun Yamada Source: Clarity

Highly recommend - really efficient advice. He's clearly a pro at this.

Angela Antony Source: Clarity

I just finished a phone call with Shisher and would recommend him to anyone. He is very professional, highly intelligent, and gave me great advice. Overall great call.

James DiNucci Source: Clarity

calm, cool and collective, great experience on the phone.

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