Fundraising for startup founders is difficult, no matter the circumstances. But what if you are also a female founder, a person of color, LGBTQ, neurodiverse, or a foreigner? This can lead to difficult expectations and questions when fundraising.
What hard questions can be expected? How can founders best respond to the hard questions being asked by investors? At what point are the questions not appropriate? We talked with expert Imène Maharzi to learn more about what to expect, and how to prepare for fundraising.
Imène Maharzi is a Techstars’ mentor, investor, and founder of OwnYourCash. She is an ally for other founders in their journey to increased growth and impact.
Topics discussed in this podcast include:
- The difficult questions that founders will be asked 100% of the time by investors
- How non-traditional founders can best answer hard and even inappropriate questions
- Preparing your mindset for possible upsetting, rude, discriminatory or sexist remarks
- When is it time to just walk away?
- How can we become better allies, no matter who we are?
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