The Four Biggest Mistakes
That Turn Investors Away
Most startups do not get passed on because the idea is bad. They get passed on because of what investors find when they look under the hood. In this free 60-minute live training USPTO Patent Attorney Eric Karich eveals the four specific mistakes that kill deals and exactly how to fix every one of them before your next pitch.
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What You Will Learn in 60 Minutes.
No Fluff. No Padding.
Eric breaks down the four specific mistakes he has seen kill deals across 25 years and 1,000+ patents, with a clear fix for every single one.
Pitching Before Your IP Is Protected
Investors run IP checks before they write any cheque. If your idea is unprotected, they either pass or negotiate you down to nothing. Eric shows you exactly what to file and when.
A Pitch Deck That Answers the Wrong Questions
Most founders build decks around what they are proud of. Investors look for something completely different. Eric shows you the exact structure investors actually want to see.
Approaching the Wrong Investors
Cold outreach to random investors has a near-zero success rate. Eric covers how to build a targeted list and get warm introductions to the right people in your stage and sector.
Weak Financials That Kill Deals in Due Diligence
Eric covers how to build a targeted list and get warm introductions to the right people in your stage and sector — without a large network.
Your 30-Day Action Plan to Investor-Ready
Once you know the four mistakes, Eric walks you through the exact sequence to fix them — what to do in week one, what can wait, and what investors rarely care about as much as founders think.
Your Pitch, Your Situation, Answered Live
Bring your pitch deck, your biggest investor question, or your specific deal situation. Eric works through real examples live so you leave with answers that actually apply to your startup.
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What Might Be Stopping You
From Registering Right Now
These are the four things founders say most often before they attend, and what they say after.
Eric Karich
USPTO Patent Attorney — Reg. No. 41,503 — EmpowerIP™ / Karich & Associates
Eric Karich is a USPTO-registered patent attorney who has spent over 25 years practicing exclusively in patent and trademark law. As the founder of EmpowerIP™ through Karich & Associates in Huntington Beach, CA, he has helped startups and inventors in 30+ countries protect their ideas, secure IP that attracts investors, and build the kind of defensible moat that makes a company fundable.
With a 90% USPTO patent allowance rate, nearly double the industry average, an 80% appeal win rate, and zero patents ever invalidated in court, Eric brings a level of precision and strategic thinking to IP that most attorneys simply cannot match. He has been recognised five times as a Top Patent and Trademark Firm nationally.
Four Mistakes.
One Free Training.
Zero Fluff.
Most investors will never tell you why they passed. Eric will. In this free live training he breaks down the four specific mistakes that kill deals, and gives you the exact fixes. The training is free. The seat is limited.
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