143 | Raising Funds For Your Startup | Things VCs & Investors Look For | Kevin Van Eekeren

<p><strong>Manuj Aggarwal&nbsp;</strong>and Kevin Van Eekeren talk about how to grow your business and raise money.</p><br><p>What are you waiting for?&nbsp;<strong>Tune In Now!</strong></p><br><p>&nbsp;In this episode, we will learn about:</p><br><p>· Recruiting funders and users</p><p>· Building a solid customer base</p><p>· Launching your first business</p><p>· Importance of bootstrapping</p><p>· When a business is ready to raise money</p><p>· What investors look for in startups</p><p>· Typical mistakes entrepreneurs make</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>About Kevin Van Eekeren</strong></p><p>Kevin Van Eekeren is currently the CEO of Fulcrum Investing, but he started his career training SWAT teams nationwide. Recognizing a gap in the market in 2008, Kevin started Fulcrum Tactical, a realistic tactical training charity available to law enforcement only. When the time was right, he took it for-profit and grew it to a national organization, in 2014 he sold the company to get into investing. Fulcrum Investing was born, the process Fulcrum Investing uses to vet startups is very entrepreneur-focused, with over 50 investments nationwide, Fulcrum Investing is making waves in the investing world.</p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>&nbsp;Links And Mentions From This Episode:</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>· Kevin’s Website:<strong>&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.fulcruminvesting.com/" target="_blank">https://www.fulcruminvesting.com/</a></p><p>· FREE MindSparkers' Inner Game Mastery Accelerator Series:&nbsp;<a href="http://mind.innerget.com/" target="_blank">http://mind.innerget.com</a>&nbsp;</p><p>· FREE Startup Founders' Technology Accelerator Series:&nbsp;<a href="http://tech.innerget.com/" target="_blank">http://tech.innerget.com</a>&nbsp;</p><p>· TetraNoodle Professional Training:&nbsp;<a href="https://courses.tetranoodle.com/" target="_blank">https://courses.tetranoodle.com</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Thanks for Tuning In!</strong></p><p>Thanks so much for being wi