This presentation, 7.5 Easy Steps for Raising $15,000 from Investors For Your New Urban Planning Technology, was presented at the MIT Planning and Technology Conference on April 8, 2011. To check out a blog post with recommended resources that will help you successfully complete every step as you seek funding for your new urban planning technology idea, go here: http://www.cubitplanning.com/blog/2011/04/urban-planning-technology

1. 7.5 Easy
Steps for
Raising
$15,000 from
Investors
For Your New
Planning
Technology
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2. Planning Is a Minefield
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3. Amazing Places
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4. Real Life
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5. Investors Want People Paying $
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6. 1. Problem People Will Pay To Solve
“When you solve your own problem,
you create a tool that you're passionate
about. And passion is key.”
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7. 40 Hours of Pulling Data Sucks
People Pay for Sucking Less
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8. Wrong
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9. 2. Listen
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10. 3. Build a v1.0 in Garage at Night
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11. 4. Launch 1.0 & Collect Data
72 Tours
5 Free Trials
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12. Nothing
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13. 5. Find A Nerd
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14. 6. Investors: Friends & Family
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15. 6. Investors: Angels
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16. 6. Investors: Seed Incubators
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17. 7. Apply, Apply, Apply
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18. 7.5 Cash Your Check
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19. Amazing Places
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20. Presentation +
Resources
build
something cubitplanning.com/
blog/
beautiful urban-planning-
technology
today
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