Investor Relations Expert Quiz

Do you need an Investor Relations Expert?

Take this short quiz and find out:

Do you need an Investor Relations Expert to help manage your fundraising efforts? With this short quiz, we can help you determine the answer. You can do it yourself or ask a friend to help you to make it easier.

Instructions:

Set a timer on your phone for 6 minutes.
Make sure to be in a place where you can speak your answer to each question out loud (a bedroom or bathroom with a mirror would be a good start).
Read each question aloud and answer them aloud. You can record yourself, or watch yourself in a mirror to see how you perform.

Tip: To make it easier grab a friend and hand them the questions so you can focus on the answer!

Investor Relations Expert Quiz

What stage is your company in?

Ex: Idea, Research and Development, Product Development, Revenue Generating, Expansion Phase

What is your unique selling proposition?

Describe the reasons why you started and developed your business.

When did you start the business and how long has the business been in operation? In that same time, for how long has the business been profitable?

How much have you invested in the company and what was that money for?

What are your business’s total lifetime sales since starting?

What are your current sales in the past 90 days?

What are your sales projections for this calendar year and how did you come up with those projections?

Have you raised money from outside sources? If so, how much and what are the terms?

What do you plan to do with the funding if you get it?

Imagine yourself as an investor in your own company. If you provide funding, how will you get your money back—and more importantly—profit from your investment?

What are the biggest hurdles your business has had to face, and how did you overcome them?

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The Results

Spoiler: This quiz wasn’t really about the answers. Instead, it’s designed as a tool to help determine how effectively and efficiently you were able to answer the questions.

So, how did you do?

Were you able to answer all 12 questions while sounding confident, in under 6 minutes? If so, congratulations! You’re well on your way to getting the capital you need to take your business to the next level.

But if it took you longer than 6 minutes, or if you find that you answered as though you were unsure of yourself, that’s okay. We’ve seen a lot of business owners who need help to refine and craft a strong pitch and more confident delivery.

What’s all the fuss over 6 minutes? This is the essence of the elevator pitch. In general, when you’re talking to a potential investor for the first time, you’ve got less than 10 minutes to catch their attention—in those precious few minutes you have to trigger them to WANT to give you more time. Anything less than that, and they’ll walk away….

Meaning you’ll lose your chance with them forever.

How did it go?

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