How to Work with Scott Fox

Thanks very much for contacting me about your startup. I’d love to work with you!

I love startups so much that I spend most of my time helping entrepreneurs and startup ecosystems around the world.

Unfortunately, this means I do not have time left to talk to everyone who wants to connect with me. With an active speaking schedule, social media accounts, YouTube channel, and my 3 books translated into many languages worldwide, I get too many friendly requests from founders to handle.

So, unfortunately I just can’t personally review deals, pitch decks, schedule quick get-acquainted calls, or meet for coffee, etc.

(If you want to speak to me personally scroll down to learn about Private Coaching Calls or Pitch Deck Reviews, too.)

Instead, here are the best ways to connect with me:

FREE STARTUP NEWS & EVENTS EMAILS!

The Startup Council offers free email newsletters of events, valuable articles, and news. These are especially targeted to early stage tech company founders and growth company investors. Joining the free StartupCouncil.org email lists is the best way to learn more about and keep in touch with the latest Scott Fox and Startup Council investments, activities, and events:

Membership in the Startup Council is FREE and includes our email newsletters.

Join & Subscribe Here:

STARTUP EVENTS

Participating in events is the #1 way I engage with startup founders. I donate as much of my time as I can to speaking at startup events because I can meet and help more people that way. If we can meet at an event I am attending or speaking, please let me know?

Plus I personally host the events below every month to try to help you. Attending these is the best way to get my attention, and the attention of my investor friends who also often attend. Join the event email lists here to be notified of new events.

Startup Fundraising Office Hours Free #Livestream: A monthly live video program where I directly answer your audience questions about raising money for startups.

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Watch Startup Office Hours, plus comment and LIVE CHAT at any of these channels:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/startupcouncil
https://www.youtube.com/scottfox
https://www.facebook.com/clickmillionaire
https://mastermindsofficehours.eventbrite.com
Podcast: http://scottfoxradio.com

Submit your question or investor pitch practice request here in advance:
https://www.mastermindsforum.com/office-hours-rsvp I answer and discuss the best questions with you live during the show.

MasterMinds Startup Accelerator Workshops: I’ve been hosting these startup founder group discussion Q&A and networking events monthly since 2017.

Join dozens of fellow founders and investors for these fun, friendly workshops. You’ll find they are lively, interactive, and very educational for early stage venture CEOs and founders. (Use the code WWSFCOMP for a free ticket!)

MasterMinds locations vary. The workshops take place F2F in Orange County, California and also online via Zoom to reach entrepreneurs worldwide, as well as in-person in other cities if I’m there speaking at a conference. (Learn here how to invite me to speak at your conference.)

Southern California F2F Startup Events: If you are in the Orange County, California area you can easily find me at local OC startup events. I organize, host, or judge some every month. I'm always happy to meet and chat F2F at these events - that's why I go!

If that sounds like you, please visit the OC Startup Council, the Orange County startup events calendar, or the MasterMinds Startup Accelerator Workshops pages for more details.

To be notified of new events and services:

INVESTMENT PITCHes

If you’d like me to invest in your company, please visit this page of Investor Recommendations to learn more about some of the investor groups where I am an active investor. You’re welcome to use my name. If you get through their screening processes, I’ll take a look.

Tech Coast Angels - the largest angel group in the US where I am both a Member and a Sponsor.
Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs - the Southern California chapter of the Stanford alumni investors where I am Orange County Chairman.
The LAUNCH Syndicate & Funds - Jason Calacanis’ angel group and funds where I am a long-time syndicate member and fund LP.
TiE Womens Fund - TiE Global’s fund supporting female founders.
StartupInvestorsDirectory.com - Leverage the exclusive new database of early stage investors that my team has built to provide founders with low cost, transparent access to venture funding.

Scott's Startup Investor recommendations

MY BOOKS

I have written 3 best-selling books about entrepreneurship - all are available worldwide via Amazon.com in multiple formats and many languages (Japanese, Russian, Turkish, Polish, Vietnamese, Audio, etc):

Profits from these books are donated to help underprivileged youth in inner city Detroit, where I grew up.

PODCASTS & VIDEOS

Online: If you'd like to listen to podcasts or watch startup business videos advice from me, I've been sharing my expertise free online for 15+ years to help accelerate the success of early stage entrepreneurs. Please check out:

Podcasts: 100+ podcasts of Scott Fox’s Click Millionaires Success Radio Show - Free
Videos: 150+ videos on the Scott Fox YouTube Channel - Free

Personalized StRATEGY, Fundraising, & PITCH DECK Consulting

If you'd like more personalized advice for your startup, I apologize in advance but I give away as much of my expertise as I can FREE at all the events I attend and organize (see above). I'm happy to help your new venture, too, but to maintain control of my schedule I do not do coffee meetings, “pick your brain” phone calls, or casual reviews of investment decks.

Startup Founder Private Coaching Calls: If you’re ready to really talk business and may be serious about working together, sign up here for a Private Coaching Call with me. For $399 you’ll get one hour of full access to discuss whatever you’d like. I’ll help you as much as I can to help accelerate your fundraising, business strategy, marketing, product development, etc. at https://www.privatecoachingcalls.com
- Note: An initial Private Coaching Call is required to get acquainted before any discussion of Advisory Board roles or investment. This is simply a filtering mechanism to demonstrate that you’re serious. There is no risk and I’m happy to refund your money if I can’t help you.
Pitch Deck Reviews & Consulting: Want an expert review of your pitch deck or business plan? Visit here to learn how you can submit your Investor Pitch Deck for my expert feedback. For just $399 I’ll record a personalized video of my recommendations going page-by-page through your documents. You’ll receive expert suggestions about strategy, content, formatting, business model, financial projections, valuation, deal structure, and more. As an active angel investor myself I know what investors want to see, so I’ll help you position your company to attract the money: https://www.businessplanreviews.com

- These services come with a money-back guarantee and profits are donated to charity. -

ADVISORY, CONSULTING, OR BOARD ROLES

If initial Private Coaching Call conversations go well, usually they lead to further discussions or a F2F lunch.

If there is mutual interest, discussion of Advisory Board or other roles may follow in exchange for a small equity stake in the company and my long term support. Alternatively, equity and/or $2500/month for casual back and forth emails and strategy coaching phone calls is sometimes appropriate.

So there you go. I'm sorry if this is impersonal. Because of the popularity of my books and my regular attendance at live events, I need ways to filter and organize my schedule at scale. These options are the best solution I’ve found.

Please don’t be put off. I'd be happy to help you and your startup if we see each other at an event or if you can fit into my workflow as outlined above.

Please do NOT message me via LinkedIn. I get too many random messages there to respond. You're welcome to use the Contact Form on this website anytime instead. My preferred and only contact method is email.

Best regards,

Scott Fox

p.s. If none of those options work for you, contact my office here.