Preparation, confidence, and belief in your ideation are essential when pitching your business to investors. As a founder, you should know your business better than anyone else because they will scrutinize your faith in what you are doing. Start by clearly articulating your business idea, focusing on its unique value proposition and the problem it solves in the market. Be concise and confident in conveying your vision and mission and demonstrate a deep understanding of your target audience, competitors, and industry trends. Winning investors is not all about pitching your idea and waiting for a response. You must do it strategically to attract the right VC, build credibility, and ensure a smooth and engaging delivery. With a well-crafted pitch, you can capture the right investors' attention and secure the funding you need to bring your business to fruition. Join the conversation with Brett Martins as he shares his entrepreneurship journey and how you can leverage VC and build your desired business. Brett is the co-founder and investor at Charge Ventures, and he defines himself as an entrepreneur, Angel investor, pragmatist, and optimist. Having spent most of his career in the start-up trenches, he now focuses on supporting other entrepreneurs as the managing partner of a small seed-stage venture fund: Charge Ventures. They invest 200-500k at the earliest stages of company formation and then help founders take things from 0 to 1. Brett is also the founder of Kumospace, the world's most immersive video platform, and an adjunct professor at Columbia business school, where he reaches product strategy and entrepreneurial finance.  Let’s jump in! Key Highlights From The Show: [00:01] Episode intro and a quick bio of the guest; Brett Martin [01:45] Brett’s entrepreneurial journey and how he got to where he is today  [03:58] When Brett started Charge Ventures and his mission [05:15] Being a VC company and how Brett's day-to-day looks like [08:07] The right strategy for pitching your business to an investors [10:50] The WHY behind Kumospace and what Brett wants to achieve [13:22] What being an entrepreneur means to Brett [15:09] Key lessons about success in entrepreneurship [17:48] Confidence and why it’s important in fundraising and winning VC [20:59] What Brett would do differently looking back at his journey [23:26] Brett’s strategy of integrating work and life together [31:02] Brett’s one recommendation to aspiring entrepreneurs and start-up founders [32:30] How to reach out, connect or learn more about Brett [33:16] Ending the show Notable Quotes: Being an entrepreneur is a calling, don’t do it unless there is nothing else you can do; there will always be easier and less stressful ways of making money. Failure is inevitable in the entrepreneurship path. As a founder, you should know your business better than the investor because they will scrutinize your confidence in what you are doing. Sometimes we overestimate the uncertainty and underestimate the importance of the people we work with. You need to be synchronous to collaborate; collaboration is the product of two people riffing off each other. Get the best people, but don’t wait for them to start. Connect With Brett Martin: Website: https://www.kumospace.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettlucasmartin/  ------- Help me inspire more (wannabe) entrepreneurs. Leave me a 5-star review. Go to  https://ratethispodcast.com/interviewscrackingtheentrepreneurshipcode and follow the simple instructions.