Virtual Lunch & Learn-Startup Missteps: Real Scenarios from a VC’s Experience

Join seasoned investors Bill and Gordon for a Lunch & Learn that reveals the hidden landmines in early-stage startup funding. Through real-world case studies, learn how common fundraising approaches that seem logical can actually raise red flags for institutional investors and potentially derail your company's future.

What You'll Learn

• Critical misconceptions about institutional funding that can doom your fundraising efforts
• How seemingly reasonable founding and funding decisions can create future conflicts
• Real-life examples of funding strategies that backfired
• Common red flags that make institutional investors hesitate
• How to avoid setting up your company for future internal conflicts

The difference between success and failure in startup funding often lies not in your business idea, but in understanding the unwritten rules and expectations of institutional investors. This virtual Lunch & Learn will help you avoid common pitfalls that can affect your company's fundability and long-term success.

Speakers:

Gordon Hoffman and Bill Newman are Entrepreneurs-in-Residence at OBI, providing business guidance, counsel, and advice on the strategic and financial aspects of science and technology commercialization. They formerly managed Northwest Technology Ventures, a seed fund focused on technology-based startups originating in the research sector. Gordon and Bill bring both the investor's and the entrepreneur’s perspective to advise entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses on business and funding strategy.

Sponsored by  RAIN Catalysts

This program was organized by Oregon Bioscience Incubator. http://www.otradi.org