Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.

The deal screening process is a key program for an angel group.

The process needs to capture all available deals in one place for review.

For each deal, sufficient information must be provided by the startup including their revenue, sector, product stage, and fundraise sought.

The screening process can be done by the group as a whole, by a select number of members, or by the director.

The first step is to filter out all deals that do not meet the group's basic criteria.

This typically cuts the number of submitted applications in half.

The second step is to filter based on the quality of the deal such as traction, strength of the team, and size and growth of the target market.

This typically cuts the number of applications in half again.

The third step is to talk with the startups to gather additional information about fundraise status and valuation.

This cuts the number of applications in half yet again.

The fourth step is to choose the top 5 to 7 deals to go through the presentation process inviting the rest to apply on the next deal flow cycle.

After the presentation process, the fifth step is the due diligence and funding process which pursues two to three deals for investment.

The deal screening process is important as it provides an efficient method for identifying the deals to present and fund.


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In this episode, Hall welcomes Ryon Anderson, CEO and Founder of Ryon Esquire.

Ryon Esquire strives to help organizations, teams, and individuals achieve operational excellence through focusing on mindset, systems, discipline, culture, and creative solutions. The company works with entrepreneurs, athletes, and founders, and creatives hire him to improve their mental game and achieve peak performance for their mind, body, and spirit. Ryon helps them bring their A-game to every aspect of life and business.

Ryon wants to change the world by leading, inspiring, and challenging the status quo! After losing his vision from a random illness at age 11, he was lost. Up until then, his dream and vision were to be an NFL quarterback. Losing his vision not only took his dream from him, but it also stole his identity. Unknown at the time, he had this drive to be great! He thrives on challenges and ultimately turned what most consider a disability into his greatest challenge because challenges can be beaten, while disabilities cannot. Ryon channeled his competitiveness into the only thing he felt he could be great at - his education. He went on to obtain an MS in Counseling Psychology and a law degree from Texas Tech School of Law; he is a member of the Texas Bar. But it all felt so empty. Ryon obtained these degrees because they made him employable as a blind person - they were just credibility checks. 

It was during this period of empty pursuit of societal excellence that he started on his journey of self-improvement. He discovered he still maintained the identity of an NFL quarterback. It has now shifted from physical skills to intangible traits, three of which are in his mission statement: inspire, lead, and serve along with unite, motivate, care for, and help achieve desired goals. Ryon is still quarterbacking. Ryon starts with “why?” when coaching individuals and consulting companies. Once an individual and/or company understands their true “why?”, their true beliefs, they can work together to implement creative strategies to not only achieve but blow beyond those desired results.

Ryon discusses his background, some of the challenges he has faced, and how the coaching industry is evolving.

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You can contact Ryon at www.ryonesquire.com, via LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/ryon-anderson-esquire-64919330/, via Twitter at www.twitter.com/ryonesquire?lang=en, and via email at ryon@ryonesquire.com.

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