How Investors and Entrepreneurs Can Win Together

How Investors and Entrepreneurs Can Win Together Investors and entrepreneurs must do the following to achieve mutual success. First, share the same values. This is vital and should be the entrepreneur’s first consideration when choosing investors. Both sides need agreement on the company’s future and exit mechanisms. Second, investors and entrepreneurs are equal partners. Usually both win or both lose. Mutual success requires understanding, respect, awareness of one another’s goals, and reasonable accommodation of each other’s needs. Resolve disagreements constructively and with an open mind. Third, communicate well and put issues openly on the table. Avoid speculation, criticism behind the other party’s back, and blame. Chemistry matters and must be maintained; without it, continued cooperation is difficult. Never underestimate communication. Better to overcommunicate than undercommunicate so that both sides understand the company’s development consistently. Most relationships between entrepreneurship and investment are healthy. Without investors’ ammunition, entrepreneurs cannot win battles; without entrepreneurs’ passionate commitment, investors cannot create the greatest value from their capital. Greater understanding, respect, and tolerance allow both sides to win. #激情創業 ----- Robin: “I try to offer a perspective each day on entrepreneurship and investment, hoping Taiwanese entrepreneurs and investors can better understand, respect, challenge, and support one another as they build a better future together.”