In this episode of the Talking To Investors podcast, I'm speaking with Daphne Postma, former fund manager at Triodos.
We discuss:
- The best win-win contract clause to boost your valuation
- The one thing to avoid at all costs if you don’t want stakeholders to hate you and ruin your exit
- How compromises can mess up your investment deal - and make you look stupid
- How your confidence can hurt your startup and when it’s crucial to rein it in
- That there’s more power in understanding a failure than in not understanding a success
- How not to respond when an investor adjusts your valuation downwards
- How to DD your investor and why you must
- Why bluffing your way through contractual discussions is a very bad idea - and the easy way to manage your knowledge gaps without losing the investor’s respect
- The ill effects of playing at being a founder - shit or get off the pot!
Want to know more about Daphne Postma?
If you think Daphne Postma would be a great investor for your startup, you can reach out to her here:
- Daphne's LinkedIn Profile