The opportunity
Explain the customer, the problem and why your approach deserves attention.
FUNDING READINESS
A stronger story.
A more focused conversation.
Make your opportunity easier to understand. Bring your customer, evidence, business model and use of capital into one coherent story.
PREPARE BEFORE YOU PITCH
Evidence gives
your ambition context.
Start with the questions a funding conversation needs to answer: who needs your product, what you have learned, how the business works and what the next milestone will require.
Make the ask specific.
Connect the amount you are considering to a clear plan, a realistic timeline and an observable milestone. Write down your assumptions so they can be discussed and challenged.
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YOUR PREPARATION CHECK0 / 6 ready
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A LITTLE FINANCIAL CLARITY
Understand your runway.
A planning scenario using available cash and steady monthly net cash burn.
ILLUSTRATIVE STEADY-STATE RUNWAY12.0months
Net monthly cash burn: $10,000
Changing currency labels does not convert amounts. Use one consistent currency. Assumes unchanged cash flow and excludes one-off commitments, financing and future changes. This is an educational planning calculation, not financial advice.
Understand the assumptionsBUILD A CREDIBLE NARRATIVE
One story.
Three connected parts.
The evidence
Separate observations from assumptions. Define every traction metric you use.
The next milestone
Show what you intend to learn or achieve, and how you will measure progress.
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