Startup Funding Espresso -- Finding the Champion

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Finding the Champion Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. In launching an angel network at a university, it takes a champion to see it to fruition. In addition to a business school sponsor and five check-writing angels, you’ll need someone who will be the champion for the group. The champion needs to be well connected with the university, the alumni, and the investor community. The university angel network lives at the intersection of those three groups. The champion must have a solid reputation in the community and be recognized for their contributions to the university. The champion needs to be good at crafting the message and effective at delivering it to faculty, university administrators, alumni, investors, and students. The champion must show how the university angel network benefits all of the groups and not just one or two. It takes time to build momentum in launching the group, so anyone signing up for the champion role needs to commit at least three years to getting the group launched. The alumni have a strong affinity for their alma mater and want to support it. The university angel network provides an ideal platform for connecting the alumni back to the university. Before taking on a university angel network, make sure you’ve identified the champion. Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding.Let’s go startup something today. ___________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: Check out our other podcasts here: For Investors check out: For Startups check out: For eGuides check out: For upcoming Events, check out For Feedback please contact [e-mail] Please , share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of .