What should I include in my executive summary for potential investors? Can you give me a breakdown of layout and format?

This one is easy. Use Angelsoft, which many Angel groups use. It is a dealflow management tool for Angel groups. The below article has an example:

http://angelsoft.net/blog/2010/05/29/the-angelsoft-executive-summary/

you type:	you see:
italics	italics
* item 1 * item 2 * item 3	item 1 item 2 item 3
1. item 1 2. item 2 3. item 3	item 1 item 2 item 3
Paragraphs are separated by one or more blank lines: The first paragraph. Another paragraph.	The first paragraph. Another paragraph

What needs to be included in an Executive Summary for potential investors? They've asked for two pages. Can you tell me the expected lay out and format?

Answered by Mark MacLeod – Partner, Real Ventures

Here is a post I wrote on this before: http://www.startupcfo.ca/2008/06/the-executive-summary/ (more)

What should I include in my pitch to venture capitalists?

Answered by Duncan Hill – Partner, Mantella Venture Partners Posted in Money

At MantellaVP we focus on early stage opportunities. We want to understand the founder's execution track records, their relevant domain expertise, and the special sauce th... (more)

What should I include in my pitch?

Answered by Dan Martell – Founder & Investor. Posted in Money

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Mark, I apologize for the vagueness of my question. Can you give me an idea of at what range a VC looks at a business as having enough potential income to warrant an inve...

Answered by Mark MacLeod – Partner, Real Ventures

The absolute revenue number is not the issue. VCs invest in pre revenue companies. It is about size of the opportunity and slope of the growth curve. If you show 2-4 this y... (more)

Hi Mark! Having moved from Australia recently the terms 'angel' and 'seed' seem to have different meanings in America. Can you give me some indication of what stage & size...

Answered by Mark MacLeod – Partner, Real Ventures

In my mind, seed funds like ours invest between conceptualization and validation. Average investment is sub $ 1M. Our average is $ 250K - $ 400K. In Canada, angels tend to ... (more)

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