How to Secure the Most Helpful Investors for Your Company

Look for an investor who will align with your company’s values but also offers a distinct set of skills.

By Business Rockstars Jan 07, 2019
Entrepreneur Network

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In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner, Business Rockstars interviews Evan Strenk — the CEO and Co-founder of Milo Sensors — on how to effectively pick investors. According to Strenk, to succeed as an entrepreneur you must have both the business development skills — but also the capital.

Strenk speaks about the importance of diversity when seeking out investors. The team behind Milo Sensors chose investors from areas of manufacturing, sales marketing as well as venture capital. In this way, the company was able to effectively spread itself into several spheres of expertise, and, eventually, secured 10 early investors.

Click the video to hear more about Strenk’s strategy for securing investors.

Related: 3 Questions You Need to Ask Before You Give Up on Your Business Idea

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In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner, Business Rockstars interviews Evan Strenk — the CEO and Co-founder of Milo Sensors — on how to effectively pick investors. According to Strenk, to succeed as an entrepreneur you must have both the business development skills — but also the capital.

Strenk speaks about the importance of diversity when seeking out investors. The team behind Milo Sensors chose investors from areas of manufacturing, sales marketing as well as venture capital. In this way, the company was able to effectively spread itself into several spheres of expertise, and, eventually, secured 10 early investors.

Click the video to hear more about Strenk’s strategy for securing investors.

Related: 3 Questions You Need to Ask Before You Give Up on Your Business Idea

Entrepreneur Network is a premium video network providing entertainment, education and inspiration from successful entrepreneurs and thought leaders. We provide expertise and opportunities to accelerate brand growth and effectively monetize video and audio content distributed across all digital platforms for the business genre.

EN is partnered with hundreds of top YouTube channels in the business vertical. Watch video from our network partners on demand on Roku, Apple TV and the Entrepreneur App available on iOS and Android devices.

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