Talking Business: Becoming More Than ‘Aspirational’

Emmet McGonagle

June 17, 2022

In the most recent installment of our ‘Talking Business’ series Teruel Carrasco - president of Valhalla Private Capital, co-founder of Radar Endeavour Group Inc and CEO of Lending Assist - has explained how to avoid the pitfalls of sharing “aspirational” projections with an investor during a pitch.


With expertise in business development and overall strategies within startups and established companies alike, Teruel remarked that many founders focus on creating “very fancy charts and and forecasts” for their pitch.


However, although these infographics tend to “look great”, it soon becomes clear that these figures are nothing more than “aspirational” and are not likely to be achieved as intended.


This is largely because “doesn’t understand the pathway: required to reach these milestones.


“This is something which founders need to contemplate and get coaching/mentoring on so that they can properly prepare when they go in front of an investor and make the case for their startup,” Teruel said.


For this reason, Teruel points to Valhalla Private Capital’s Basecamp - an intensive hands-on bootcamp in which entrepreneurs can gain expert insight into the startup ecosystem in a bid to “get ahead” in today’s startup ecosystem.

To date, more than 1,100 entrepreneurs have participated in Valhalla Private Capital’s programs, helping those involved to collectively raise upwards of $500m in capital.


Do you have a question about angel investing? Get in touch with Valhalla Private Capital via our contact page.

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