Investor Connect Podcast

In this episode, Hall is joined by Sid Mookerji of Silicon Road, an early-stage fund, accelerator, and advisory group focused on retail and eCommerce. After founding a custom application development firm for eCommerce and retail, Sid saw the opportunity for a good exit and entered the world of venture capital.

 

Sid talks about what excites him in retail today and provides advice for investors looking to get into eCommerce and retail. For startups, Sid advises focusing on customer and market fit. Sid also discusses how the changing landscape of retail has exposed needs and led to innovations in both eCommerce and brick-and-mortar retailers.

 

In addition, Sid highlights a few of the startups Silicon Road has invested in, and why. He points to change management as one of the biggest hurdles for larger retailers, and he explains how startup innovation can help. Finally, Hall and Sid discuss two areas of technology currently disrupting the space: Last-Mile Delivery and Augmented Reality.

Direct download: Sid_Mookerji_of_Silicon_Road.mp3
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It’s About Execution

Some startups think their business will succeed based on the idea, the technology, the market or something else. They think their technology will win the day, or that their idea is so great, or the market is growing so fast that they will succeed based on that alone.

For the investor, all of these are important, but in the end it’s execution that matters most. Execution turns the technology, idea, or market into a winning business.

In your pitch, demonstrate your past execution successes and talk about how you will execute on the idea. Show how you will execute on your technology and how you will execute to penetrate the market.

Investors determine investments based on the startup's proven ability to execute.

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!

Direct download: Startup_Funding_Espresso_--_Its_a_question_of_execution.mp3
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