Simon Franklin, Managing Partner of Dequity Partners was honoured to have been asked by the RegTech Association of Australia to judge their awards for Best Pitch from a plethora of regulatory technology companies eager to gain exposure and potentially investment. This is something he […]

So What Is A Mixed Investment Project? Many charities, philanthropists and charitable foundations work on a donation basis. They ask for donations, invest the donations in suitable projects and then ask for more donations. Another common model is for the charities, philanthropists and charitable foundations […]

Why Does It Matter? Investors are often infuriated with entrepreneurs that don't understand what they have and where what they have fits in.  Entrepreneurs are often infuriated that investors don't like startups which isn't exactly true. If you want to attract investment then you'd better […]

Is Pitching for You? I am not a big fan of pitching by entrepreneurs to potential investors. Pitching is a highly pressured environment, pressure can be a good thing, stress is not. I don't believe in placing entrepreneurs, usually skilled in a discipline other than […]