Early-stage investors often receive more than 100 pitches per month, which means they need to say no to over 99%. Alicia Syrett, CEO of Pantegrion Capital, frequent on-air personality on MSNBC and CNBC, shares the most common blunders that get startups rejected. Founder/CEO of Pantegrion Capital and The Point 25 Initiative. CNBC Power Pitch and MSNBC Your Business Regular. Contributor for Inc. Instructor at Columbia University. Board of the NY Tech Alliance.

Ms. Syrett was named as one of the “25 Angel Investors in New York You Need to Know” by AlleyWatch, one of Wharton’s “40 Under 40” young alumni by Wharton Magazine, and one of Virgin’s “Five Next Generation Leaders Emerging from Tech.” She has been featured in Forbes, TechCrunch, Inc., The Huffington Post, Mashable, Entrepreneur, NPR’s Marketplace, and USA Today. She has also appeared on CNBC’s Make Me a Millionaire Inventor and Cash Crowd, Nightly Business Report (NBR) on PBS, and Fox Business’s Risk & Reward. She founded The Point 25 Initiative and also wrote a Guide for Entrepreneurs for #MentHERnyc, an event she co-founded. 

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Alicia Syrett: Why VCs and angel investors say no to entrepreneurs | Alicia Syrett | TEDxFultonStreet

Why VCs and angel investors say no to entrepreneurs | Alicia Syrett | TEDxFultonStreet

Avoiding rookie mistakes, like not researching investors or cold emailing, significantly increases your funding chances.

Integrity and preparedness matter; questionable character or lack of clarity in funding usage quickly leads investors to say no.

Fit between investor and entrepreneur is crucial; a misalignment can result in a no, regardless of the business's potential.