What advice do investors give for free?
702 suggestions, mostly on the business model (152), marketing (112) and operations (82).
The business model gets the most advice
Even when they do not invest, investors give advice. They made 702 suggestions on air. The business model got the most (152), then marketing and sales (112), operations (82) and the product (80).
Abbas gave the most advice, 217 suggestions, followed by Farouk with 156. Pick an investor above the chart to see what each one tends to advise on.
The paraphrased lines below are real advice from the show: what to stress in sales, how to finance growth, where to set up operations. Read them before you pitch, and fix what you can beforehand.
What was said
Mohamed Farouk
SuggestionYou have an advantage you must focus on in sales: first, the electronic invoice, and second, that procurement is the area with the most theft.
Service Spaces (Service Spaces) · S3 E15 · 10:54 · Paraphrased
Dina Ghabbour
SuggestionYou're competing with Reese's; I'd definitely buy these cups for my kids, for sure, but to be appealing to them, they shouldn't look like a sports product.
Kick (كيك) · S5 E9 · 14:13 · Paraphrased
Mona Ataya
SuggestionYour tagline is keeping your little one warm all night long. It's a beautiful tagline, but the problem is that it's very polarising.
Snuggles (Snuggles) · S3 E17 · 16:05 · Paraphrased
Ayman Abbas
SuggestionBank financing is always cheaper than equity, so today you need to hire a very strong treasurer or CFO.
ABS (ABS) · S2 E16 · 21:04 · Paraphrased
Ahmed El Sewedy
SuggestionI would go operate in Farafra or somewhere 500 to 600 km away from Cairo, where I can get all the local waste for free.
AgriCommit (AgriCommit) · S2 E14 · 14:08 · Paraphrased
Hilda Louca
SuggestionSince you want to bring technology into the business, I think the technology side is what you should focus on more.
Akoub (عقوب) · S1 E2 · 11:05 · Paraphrased