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imgRecently, I attended Anthill’s Entrepreneurs’ Night Out event in Sydney. The event featured four panelists — Domenic Carosa, Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin, Ian Lyons and Katey Shaw — and a room of enthusiastic entrepreneurs.

While many ideas were shared by both panelists and audience members, the night left me with some memorable lessons on startups and investment that deserve to be remarked upon. Here are five, in particular, that stood out:
1. People invest in people, not companies

Investors are presented with ideas and innovations to choose from. So, what typically raises one pitch above another?

The people who present it.

To read the full, original article click on this link: Five startup and investment lessons from Entrepreneurs’ Night Out Sydney - Anthill Magazine

Author: Kim Chandler McDonald