[Discussion] I got a great idea but have little business or social skills; how can I approach investors?

[Discussion] I got a great idea but have little business or social skills; how can I approach investors?

I think my product will be revolutionary, but I have no business acumen, so how can I get it out there?

I got this cool new device that I invented all by myself. I can’t really give you the specifics, except that it is a groundbreaking and has a good chance of taking the world by storm.

But I’m no sweet summer child. I have watched every episode of Dragons’ Den and Shark Tank and seen the entrepreneurs who pitched– even those that went on to become successful business people — eviscerated viciously.

I want to succeed desperately but I have little confidence of attracting talent to join me, let alone, stand in front of a panel of seasoned investors who demand all sorts of figures and projections, etcetera.

So how can I, as an inventor with little business or social skills, hope to succeed?

Let me know in the comments below!

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