Raising capital is hard.
Most companies fail at raising a round.
Getting No from investors is something every founder experiences.

How to get a Yes from an investor?
Tune in to this Go Global World episode to see VC's guide to raising capital.

Our speaker is Sharon S. Huang.
Sharon is an Associate at Tau Ventures and focuses on early-stage healthcare and enterprise investments.
She completed her bachelor's in Computer Science and master's in Epidemiology from Stanford University where she was advised by Dr. John Ioannidis for her master's thesis.
Her background is in machine learning modeling in infectious diseases and neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's and RNA sequencing automation.
In the past, she was a full-time software engineer at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub and gained experience doing due diligence to help build Biome Digital Innovations Lab for internal business solutions at Novartis before joining Tau Ventures.

#Startups #fundraising #vc #funding #capitalRaising #entrepreneurship

Hi GoGlobers!
Join us next online event.
GGW Sharks. Startup Pitch & Networking this Friday.

10 Reasons to Register your Startup in Delaware
Delaware is a very small state.
However, it is extremely famous in the startup world!
Find out why in our Newsletter by Go Global World!

Hi GoGlobers! We are so excited!

Why?
Because we hosted our first GGW. Sharks Pitch & Networking event!
Link to video here
We plan to make this a recurring event where founders will be able to do an elevator pitch in front of a panel of investors and our large venture audience.

The maximum length of the presentation should be no more than TWO minutes!
You can sign up for the next one here

Hi GoGlobers!
We see more startups arising in the healthcare space, and it's known it's not an easy industry to build a startup as it usually requires a lot of capital for the start. So what business model may you want to pursue in the healthcare vertical to attract investors' attention. Recommendations by a VC, Sharon Huang from Tau Ventures.

Business models for Healthcare Startups that VCs are interested to invest in.

1. What are viable business models for digital health startups?
2. What if I'm a data company and not consumer-driven or people-facing?
3. What may be some future trends of business models in digital health that you see
4. FDA

Watch it here

Dear friends!
We have invited a special guest for a global webinar, Matt Abrahams!
He is a passionate, collaborative, and innovative educator and coach. He teaches Effective Virtual Communication and Essentials of Strategic Communication at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. 

Matt Abrahams is also Founder and Principal at Think Fast, Talk Smart, a presentation and communication skills company based in Silicon Valley that helps people improve their presentation skills. 

Don't miss the opportunity to hear Matt's performance and ask him questions. Tag others, share with your network, and join the event to welcome the new year with the best insights for bold public speaking.
Learn proven concepts to help reduce your anxiety and improve your connection with your audience. You will leave this session with several techniques for developing and delivering clear, confident, and compelling presentations that will make you and your communication "audience ready."  
Join us

Venture Capital Term Sheet: What You Need to Know

“When a fund wants to invest in a startup, they send the founders a term sheet. As the name suggests, this short document details the terms and conditions upon which the fund intends to invest. To date, Hustle Fund has reviewed over 500 term sheets—many of which have led to formal investments…”
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5 Big Mistakes Founders Make with Decks by Harry Stebbings:

1. Decks are too long. Max 10 slides. Have an appendix if you want more data at the end.

2. Team page is a load of pics. This doesn’t provide any value or context. Have a few profiles with more context of why these people are perfect to solve this problem.

3. Advisor slides: So overused, they mean little today, skip. They are not the ones building the company.

4. TAM: No it is not a $1TRN market. Be precise, segment the market. Use the market size slide to show your knowledge and intellect on where the market is today and how it will change.

5. Do not have an exit slide. Total BS.

Bonus: Have a slide, “Why You Shouldn’t Invest”. 3 of your biggest weaknesses and then show what you are proactively doing to mitigate them.

#founders #venturecapital #startups

The tax year is over and you may wonder how to properly report your expenses so you can write them off from your taxes.
We discussed with Tigran Harutyunyan, a US Tax Advisor, how you can legally minimize your tax base and reinvest saved money in your own businesses.
Watch our video here

Our last GGW Sharks. Pitch & Networking event was pretty fantastic and lasted almost 4 hours! Investors and startups didn't want to leave! 😃
Watch here
And on January 5th we will meet again! Register so you don't miss it!
https://www.goglobal.world/event-details/ggw-sharks

The Top 12 Reasons Why Startups Fail

From lack of product-market fit to disharmony on the team, take a deep dive into the top 12 reasons why startups fail.

CBINSIGHTS

Join our first pitch event of this year - "GGW Sharks. Pitch & Networking", on January 5th at 10 am PST.
Investors, who will be judging:

Jordan Wahbeh, Managing Partner at SV Venture Group
Angelica Morrone, President & Co-Founder of Deutsche Suisse Asset Management Ltd
Duránd F. Davis Jr., Founding Managing & GP at M&D Ventures
Ken Ma, Deal Partner / Strategic Sourcing at Ganas Ventures, Angel Investor
Zamir Shukho, Founder & CEO at Vibranium Venture Capital,
and others.

Join us https://www.linkedin.com/events/7011722746422263808

#venturecapital #startups #pitch #sharks #networking #fundraising

Hi GoGlobers!
We decided to use the example of Donald Trump to talk in greater detail about the US tax returns.
The former president hasn’t voluntarily released any tax returns.
After the House Ways and Means Committee voted to release six years of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns have been made public, capping a yearslong legal and political standoff. Here’s what their report revealed. Explained by a US Tax Advisor.

Key takeaways and learnings for entrepreneurs to make sure they follow the law well.

If you need help filing corporate taxes or personal tax returns, please email us at [email protected]

Watch here

What is an elevator pitch for startups?

It's a short summary of the most vital information about your startup to create chemistry with your investors. Usually, it should take no more than 30 seconds, but there are pitches of 45, 60, and 120 seconds, and ideally should not be longer than an elevator ride. In our scenario, we focused on a 1-minute elevator pitch by a startup founder.

We used Airbnb as an example so you can not only learn the technique but apply it right after to win the attention of your investors. It is especially great to have when you need to pitch and you have limited time and no slides. Therefore, a brief elevator pitch should be sufficient to introduce your startup idea and pique the investor's interest, so that sparkles chemistry in their minds to lead you to longer meetings with them.
Don't expect to get a check right after the elevator pitch. It's just not working like that.

Watch here

Join our next pitch event of this year - "GGW Sharks. Pitch & Networking", on January 13th at 10 am PST.
Remarkable Investors that we invited to judge this week:

Bill Reichert, Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures

Jordan Wahbeh, Managing Partner at SV Venture Group

Duránd F. Davis Jr., Founding Managing & GP at M&D Ventures

Danil Kislinskiy, Founder of Go Global World

Join us!

After nearly three years of Go Global World, long hours, late nights, and weekends, we not only established a startup-investor platform and a global community but finally launched our first mobile app in the web version.

Since the beginning, we are in constant communication with venture investors, startup entrepreneurs, and advisers, so we are among the best at understanding their challenges and pain points as they create a business.

We put together a solution to your challenges and pains into a powerful tool - the GGW app for Matching. Via just one swipe only do business with those who meet your tough criteria. The rest is the magic on our end.

Here is where your Go Global trip begins. This is a reality, not science fiction.

Get free access for up to three months by signing up today.
Seats are limited.

App link

Have you ever failed to speak in public, felt anxiety, or were nervous? Speaking clearly and effectively is hard for many of us, but this is a skill you can train.
If you missed our webinar with Matt Abrahams "Speaking Up Without Freaking Out", we encourage you to watch it. This is an incredible opportunity to learn his communication techniques.

This Thursday!
Join us for a weekly event "GGW Sharks. Startups Pitch & Networking" for investors and startups.

Please register at: 
https://www.linkedin.com/events/ggwsharks-6-startuppitch-networ7018717080141139969/

Key Tax deadlines you can't miss in the US in 2023:
1120s (S corporation)- 03/15/2023
1120c (C corporation)- 04/15/2023
1065 (partnership - includes LLC classified as a partnership) - 03/15/2023
1040 (personal and sole proprietor) 04/15/2023
Delaware Franchise Tax 03/01/2023

If you need help with corporate or personal tax returns, reach out to me or my team at [email protected]. We will help.

#taxes #taxes2023 #tax #1040 #1120 #1065 #llc #ccorp

Hi GoGlobers!

We are starting our pitch event “GGW Sharks. Pitch & Networking” in 10 minutes. Join us via zoom:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81815377709?pwd=NUN2MCtQZ25xU1pnaEN2ZWhySnE4QT09

We had our sixth episode of our GGW.Sharks event together with an amazing panel of investors.

Check out all of the pitches in the video below:
https://youtu.be/KjEG1DMYLVU

#startups #pitching #entrepreneurship #business #ventures #innovation