27. How to Secure An Investor: What You Must Know for a Successful Exit (Part 1 of 2)

What do a billion-dollar VC investor, a serial entrepreneur and an M&A integration specialist have in common?

HINT: They invest in people, not businesses.

Today we're joined by three expert guests:

Sarah Chen Spellings 

Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Beyond the Billion, the world’s first and largest global consortium supporting women-founded companies. In under 2 years, the fund has deployed +$638M to 800 female-founded companies, with 11 recognised as unicorns.

Simon Berger 

Founding Partner of IM2 Group in 2002, Rendezvous Exhibitions in 1994 and Intermedia Exhibitions & Conferences in 1997. Building and selling 26 exhibitions and conferences around the world, Simon Berger continues to invest in creative business opportunities and offers consultancy and M&A services to industry players.

Melissa Carson 

After 25 years with several high-performing organisations including Accenture, where she supported M&A integration from a people perspective, Melissa founded Canopy Solutions. As Founder, People Strategist and Leadership Advisor she works with clients ranging from small non-profits to scaling technology companies, all with a common goal of ensuring that they have aligned their business and people strategies to drive growth.

Join the conversation as we uncover EXACTLY what investors are looking for in 2023, how you can secure funding, and grow your business to exit. We discuss:

• What investors look for in a business
• What investors look for in entrepreneurs and leaders
• The red flags that will lose you the deal
• The role of People & Culture in securing investment
• Overcoming bias in the world of business and investment
• 4 expert tips and a mountain of resources

This is part 1 of a 2-part series. Stay tuned!

Resources

Connect with Sarah Chen-Spellings

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahchenglobal/

Website: sarah-chen.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahchenglobal/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahChenGlobal

Listen to Billion Dollar Moves, our sibling show on the HubSpot Podcast Network:

beyondthebillion.com and https://sarah-chen.com/billion-dollar-episodes/

Connect with Simon Berger

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-berger-18b5a34/

Website & Newsletter: makeadifference.events

Events: https://madworldsummit.com/ / https://www.watercoolerevent.com/

Twitter: - https://twitter.com/MADSummits / https://twitter.com/watercoolerevnt

Connect with Melissa Carson

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissaridercarson/

Website: https://canopystrategies.co/

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Blinkist 

Read more at: https://www.blinkist.com/magazine/posts/us-investors-berlin-startup?utm_source=cpp

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