Startup Funding Espresso – Anchoring

Anchoring Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Anchoring is a cognitive bias defined by Wikipedia as the tendency to rely too heavily, or "anchor", on one trait or piece of information when making decisions (usually the first piece of information acquired on that subject) Investors tend to attach to the first thing startup pitches and stick with it. If the startup positions its deal as a service such as providing education technology, investors will view it as an ed-tech service. On the other hand, if the startup positions their deal as a software as a service business, investors will home in on recurring revenue streams and will look for metrics in that category. How you position your business at the beginning of the pitch is how most investors will look at it throughout the pitch. Consider positioning your deal upfront for the investor audience you have. Position it as an ed-tech service for investors focused on education. Position it as a software-as-a-service deal for investors focused on recurring revenue. Position it as a social impact deal for investors focused on impact investments. Don't fight the anchoring effect by mispositioning your deal for the investors you are pitching. Use anchoring to connect your deal with the investor. Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding.Let's go startup something today. _______________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ For Investors check out: https://tencapital.group/investor-landing/ For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/ For eGuides check out: https://tencapital.group/education/ For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/ For Feedback please contact [email protected] Please follow, share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of Bensound.