Insights into Funding with Mik Naayem - Chief Business Officer at Dapper Labs

Join Mikhael Naayem CBO and CoFounder of Dapper Labs of as he describes what projects should and shouldn't do to raise funds. Tune in to learn how to deal with venture capital, how NFT's and blockchain change fundraising, critical timing, types of projects that get funded, how much to raise and more. If you have questions during the live stream drop them in the Zoom chat and we'll select a few to ask at the end!

Introduction and Agenda: 00:10
Presentation from Mik: 2:00
Questions: 32:00
How much to raise? 32:13
Do you go back to people you've fundraised from or find new blood? 33:00
What kind of business plan do you need to have? 34:14
What kind of projects does dapper fund? 38:00
Investors that are your favorite, investor fit? 40:00
How do you pick between investors? 41:25
Red flags for VCs? 42:40
Angels vs VC's? 44:20
Is self funding better, or VC funding? 45:36
Big mistakes people make? 47:40
Best signs of being right? 48:40
How to get better at negotiating: 50:30





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