Fielding Q&A (Startup Edition)

The GW Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship is committed to promoting excellence in multidisciplinary entrepreneurship, innovation, and regional engagement in new venture creation at the George Washington University. Founded in 2010, the office has worked closely with thousands of aspiring student, faculty, and alumni entrepreneurs, and now serves as a focal point to foster, promote, and perpetuate quality academic research, education, and outreach programs. It leverages the unique strengths of the George Washington University's schools in the nation’s capital to serve society at large through the knowledge and practice of entrepreneurship.In 2013, with the help of our office's operations, the George Washington University was placed among the Princeton Review's top 25 universities with the best graduate entrepreneurship programs in the nation.Find us at www.gwu.edu/entrepreneurship.

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In this virtual workshop, we'll discuss how to tackle these tough questions, including techniques for preparing for Q&A

When raising capital for your business, several questions need to be answered, and you must be prepared to share all relevant information with your potential investor panel. You might be thinking: What kind of questions will they have? What type of information do I need prepared? In this virtual workshop, we&#x27;ll discuss how to tackle these tough questions, including:<ul><li>Techniques for preparing and getting comfortable with answering Q&amp;A </li><li>Understanding what investors are looking for and how to address their concerns</li></ul>T﻿his workshop will be led by Teddy Gresser, Investment Analyst at TEDCO, and 2021 New Venture Competition semifinalist. A﻿bout the Speaker As an Investment Analyst, Teddy serves as a part of the TEDCO investment team to oversee the operations and execution of the Social Impact, Seed, and Venture Funds. He provides support for Fund Directors throughout market research, investment diligence process, and portfolio management activities. He reports to the CIO, and is tasked with completing initial diligence for new investment opportunities, performing financial and data analytics for current portfolio companies, and maintaining the integrity of software systems used by the investment team to advance TEDCO’s investment initiatives. Teddy joined TEDCO as a 2022 TEDCO Venture Fellow.Prior to joining TEDCO, Teddy was a Senior Associate with Techstars Equitech, providing operational and consultative support at scale to 12 high-growth technology startups with a focus on underrepresented founders as they progressed through an intensive four-month accelerator, resulting in an average $1M venture funds raised each post-program. Teddy also brings to the table experience launching an angel investing group in Sandy Spring, consulting for an innovative life sciences start up in Baltimore, co-founding a small service business in Towson and has several years of recruitment throughout the healthcare industry across the state of Maryland.Teddy earned his healthcare focused MBA with a Graduate Certificate in Investments and Portfolio Management at The George Washington University and his BA in Psychology at the University of Maryland, College Park.

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