Paul Grossinger's guest appearances

Paul Grossinger

The Successful Pitch with John Livesay

Startup HandMeDowns

The Out Entrepreneur | Bringing Our Whole Selves to Work | Conversations with Leading LGBTQ Bosses

Dorie Clark

Michael Bungay Stanier

David Burkus

Charles Smith

Keller Williams

Jonathan Keyser

Jason Treu

David Meltzer

Matthew Pollard

Tom Bilyeu

John Ruhlin

Warren Buffett

Matthew Sullivan

Mark Goulston

Charlene Li

OwlTail

In this week’s episode, we interview Paul Grossinger, an angel investor and co-founder of Gaingels Syndicate, Blue Jay Syndicate, A-Level Capital, and Pervasive Group Inc. Gaingels Syndicate is a group offering investment opportunities to LGBT founders and Blue Jay Syndicate offers investment to founders in the Johns Hopkins community, which Paul started partially as a way to give back to his community.During this interview, Paul challenges the idea that there is a perfect startup formula of funding and encourages founders to think critically about their company’s funding strategy. We are taught to go after big-name venture capitalists, but are founders really going to benefit when they sell their company for a huge chunk of cash and investors take their share first?

In this week’s episode, we interview Paul Grossinger, an angel investor and co-founder of Gaingels Syndicate, Blue Jay Syndicate, A-Level Capital, and Pervasive Group Inc. Gaingels Syndicate is a group offering investment opportunities to LGBT founders and Blue Jay Syndicate offers investment to founders in the Johns Hopkins community, which Paul started partially as a way to give back to his community. During this interview, Paul challenges the idea that there is a perfect startup formula of funding and encourages founders to think critically about their company’s funding strategy. We are taught to go after big-name venture capitalists, but are founders really going to benefit when they sell their company for a huge chunk of cash and investors take their share first?

Episode 40: Why You Shouldn't Raise Too Much Money with Paul Grossinger

Paul Grossinger is the Founder of Gaingels, the first investment network backing LGBTQ founders, which has 120 members, and has led to $10 million in investment for LGBTQ founded companies worldwide. He has served as a Board of Governors member for StartOut, advisor to Out in Tech, and Board Member for Marriage Equality USA. A regular speaker and panelist, Paul has spoken for a wide range of organizations including Slush, International CES, and CTIA Wireless. He writes regularly for Inc.com, and is a graduate of Columbia University’s School of Journalism and the Johns Hopkins University.

Paul Grossinger is the Founder of Gaingels, the first investment network backing LGBTQ founders, which has 120 members, and has led to $10 million in investment for LGBTQ founded companies worldwide. He has served as a Board of Governors member for StartOut, advisor to Out in Tech, and Board Member for Marriage Equality USA. A regular speaker and panelist, Paul has spoken for a wide range of organizations including Slush, International CES, and CTIA Wireless. He writes regularly for <a href="http://Inc.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Inc.com</a>, and is a graduate of Columbia University’s School of Journalism and the Johns Hopkins University.

055: Learn About the First Investment Network Backing LGBTQ Founders with Paul Grossinger, Founder of Gaingels

Episode SummaryPaul Grossinger is an entrepreneur and angel investor and shares some key insights as to what makes a successful pitch. He truly believes practice makes perfect and tells the audience to always keep practicing no matter how many speeches you have given. He also tells future entrepreneurs not to push the investor too hard from the beginning. Investors need to build a relationship first before they will invest in you and your company.Key Takeaways 01:30 - How did Paul go from journalism to being an investor? 05:24 - Paul pays attention to the team and why they're a right fit for that company. 10:20 - Paul likes to really get to know a company well before investing. 16:00 - You have to be confident in your delivery when you're pitching. Practice, practice, practice! 22:40 - What are some common pitching mistakes startups make? 27:20 - Paul doesn't always like to go by the book, but recommends a few of his favorites which are Drive by Dan Pink and Purpose Economy by Aaron Hurts.TweetablesThe most successful entrepreneurs we see are ones that have a deep understanding of their market.Carve your own pathYou have to have confidence in your delivery. You have to practice your pitch delivery at least 50-100 times.There is no exception to practicing.Links MentionedThe Lean Startup by Eric Ries Drive by Daniel H. Pink Purpose Economy by Aaron HurstWant the Transcription?Click Here to DownloadShare The ShowDid you enjoy the show? I'd love it if you subscribed today and left us a 5-star review!  Click this link Click on the 'Subscribe' button below the artwork Go to the 'Ratings and Reviews' section Click on 'Write a Review'

Episode Summary Paul Grossinger is an entrepreneur and angel investor and shares some key insights as to what makes a successful pitch. He truly believes practice makes perfect and tells the audience to always keep practicing no matter how many speeches you have given. He also tells future entrepreneurs not to push the investor too hard from the beginning. Investors need to build a relationship first before they will invest in you and your company.Key Takeaways <ul> <li>01:30 - How did Paul go from journalism to being an investor?</li> <li>05:24 - Paul pays attention to the team and why they're a right fit for that company.</li> <li>10:20 - Paul likes to really get to know a company well before investing.</li> <li>16:00 - You have to be confident in your delivery when you're pitching. Practice, practice, practice!</li> <li>22:40 - What are some common pitching mistakes startups make?</li> <li>27:20 - Paul doesn't always like to go by the book, but recommends a few of his favorites which are Drive by Dan Pink and Purpose Economy by Aaron Hurts.</li></ul>Tweetables <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsellingsecretsforfunding.com%2Fpaul-grossinger%2F&amp;text=The%20most%20successful%20entrepreneurs%20we%20see%20are%20ones%20that%20have%20a%20deep%20understanding%20of%20their%20market.&amp;original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fsellingsecretsforfunding.com%2Fpaul-grossinger%2F&amp;related=john_livesay&amp;via=john_livesay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The most successful entrepreneurs we see are ones that have a deep understanding of their market.</a><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsellingsecretsforfunding.com%2Fpaul-grossinger%2F&amp;text=Carve%20your%20own%20path&amp;original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fsellingsecretsforfunding.com%2Fpaul-grossinger%2F&amp;related=john_livesay&amp;via=john_livesay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carve your own path</a><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsellingsecretsforfunding.com%2Fpaul-grossinger%2F&amp;text=You%20have%20to%20have%20confidence%20in%20your%20delivery.%20You%20have%20to%20practice%20your%20pitch%20delivery%20at%20least...&amp;original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fsellingsecretsforfunding.com%2Fpaul-grossinger%2F&amp;related=john_livesay&amp;via=john_livesay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You have to have confidence in your delivery. You have to practice your pitch delivery at least 50-100 times.</a><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsellingsecretsforfunding.com%2Fpaul-grossinger%2F&amp;text=There%20is%20no%20exception%20to%20practicing.&amp;original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fsellingsecretsforfunding.com%2Fpaul-grossinger%2F&amp;related=john_livesay&amp;via=john_livesay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">There is no exception to practicing.</a>Links Mentioned <a href="http://theleanstartup.com/book" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lean Startup</a> by Eric Ries <a href="http://www.danpink.com/books/drive/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Drive</a> by Daniel H. Pink <a href="http://purposeeconomy.com/book/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Purpose Economy</a> by Aaron HurstWant the Transcription? <a href="http://johnlivesay.wpengine.com/tsp009-paul-grossinger-transcription/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click Here to Download</a>Share The Show Did you enjoy the show? I'd love it if you subscribed today and left us a 5-star review! <ol> <li>Click <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-successful-pitch/id982063571?mt=2&amp;ls=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this link</a></li> <li>Click on the 'Subscribe' button below the artwork</li> <li>Go to the 'Ratings and Reviews' section</li> <li>Click on 'Write a Review'</li></ol>

TSP009 | Paul Grossinger - How To Make Your Pitch A Winner