{"id":3060,"date":"2026-10-06T11:41:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T09:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zenergetic.eu\/?p=3060"},"modified":"2026-10-06T14:04:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:04:53","slug":"why-potential-alone-isnt-always-enough-for-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenergetic.eu\/en\/why-potential-alone-isnt-always-enough-for-investors\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Potential Alone Isn&#8217;t Always Enough for Investors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When Conversations with Investors Make You Feel Like a Supplicant<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 25%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have a working product. You have more and more customers. Your revenue is growing dynamically. 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Your fundraising strategy isn&#8217;t a matter of chance. Investors <strong>see that it&#8217;s a conscious choice<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conversations with investors are no longer an attempt to convince anyone of your idea. They become a verification of whether the return mechanism expected by a given investor aligns with the return mechanism you&#8217;ve chosen. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Because in conversations with investors, the question isn&#8217;t: does this work? The question is: does this fit? <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I discuss in more detail how fundraising works in a startup from the perspective of an investment fund, and how understanding the investor&#8217;s perspective can build a truly partnership-based relationship, in <strong>episode 10 of the Founder 2.0 series<\/strong>, available in <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u5e9e1P3T60\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jAs0ZRswLSU\">Polish<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oSxybkvkCpU\">English<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why a Good Business Isn&#8217;t Enough to Convince an Investor<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Venture Capital fund doesn&#8217;t analyze your company in a vacuum.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It looks at it through the lens of <strong>the specific mechanism in which it operates<\/strong>. A mechanism based on <strong>three main pillars<\/strong>: expected return, risk level, and time horizon. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investing in startups is a very risky business. That&#8217;s why the return must be high enough to make it worthwhile despite the risk. 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