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How to meet 100 investors #shorts

Name: How to meet 100 investors #shorts
Uploaded: 2024-02-02T17:52:29+00:00
Duration: 36 s
Channel: Royston G King
Description: In this short, the speaker explains a practical fundraising networking method he calls “tornado networking.” The core idea is to request five…

2 Feb 2024 · 1 min

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In this short, the speaker explains a practical fundraising networking method he calls “tornado networking.” The core idea is to request five introductions from every person you meet, typically receiving two. Even when an investor declines, the speaker politely asks for alternative introductions, maintaining momentum. By repeatedly applying this ask‑for‑five‑introductions loop, he rapidly expands his network, ultimately connecting with around one hundred investors. The approach emphasizes persistence, leveraging each contact’s network, and handling rejection constructively to keep the pipeline growing.

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So how did I make the initial connection with 100 investors? So I really subscribe to this idea called tornado networking. So every time that I would meet with somebody, I would ask for 5 introductions. I'd usually get 2. So ask for 5, you get 2. Um, and what would happen is I would have to get far enough away from the investor who told me no. So even if an investor told me no, I said, look, I totally understand. It's not the right fit for you, you know, in your portfolio today. Are there any other investors that you would make the introduction or the 5 other investors that you would be willing to make the introduction to? And so because I asked for 5, they'd make 2. I'd meet with those 2 and then I'd ask them for 5 more. So that's really how I, how I started.