So what do you do next? You have your killer script and log line. You've
done research and created a business plan / project overview, and you've worked
with an entertainment lawyer to set up your investor offering (probably a
Private Placement Memorandum) and the production entity (probably an LLC). You
have your budget, shooting schedule, revenue projections. Perhaps you have a
teaser and a web site. You've practiced your pitch, the short one and the long
one. Maybe you have artwork, such as a poster or one sheet....and you have an
investor one sheet, and a PowerPoint presentation You're ready to meet with
investors, but how do you prep for the actual meeting?
We have everyone of our documents converted into PDF's with embedded links and, when needed, we print paper copies. We invested in a Velo binding machine to make the packages professional.
We have embraced the world of Google - it's free, why not? We have a Google
Drive that contains all the documents - both the original and the PDF version.
Some prefer DropBox, which is also fine. Or, if you're a real techy, you can
have all the docs loaded into your web site with hidden links. This allows all
of my team access to the documents from anywhere, and it allows me to access
them on the fly, on my cell phone or tablet. I can email them from anywhere when
a request comes in, rather than need to wait to I get back home - a big bonus
if/when you travel. There's a new APP called Google Slide which
reads/edits/saves PowerPoint files and lets you display the slide show right
from your portable device. And, if needed, we can access the files and them
printed/bound locally when we're out of town. And all of this is very
"Green."
We're ready! No matter where we are, or when an opportunity arise, we can
share the details with whomever.
