A data room can be an excellent tool for speeding up the funding process of your business. It can include confidential business data such as revenue projections, IP ownership documentation, extensive financial records and more. All of this information together can help investors conduct due diligence, analyze your company’s financials and make an informed investment decision.
As a founder, you need to remember that your goal is to make the life of the investor as easy as it can be. The more time investors spend looking for the information they require and the less likely they will give you a term sheet. This means making the data room user-friendly (which is possible with a variety tools, like DocSend’s Chrome plug-in) and making it easy.
To ensure that your data room is easy for your clients to navigate, make sure you structure your folders in a clear way with an indexing system that makes it simple for buyers to navigate through the contents. Additionally, you should share conventional analyses rather than unconventional ones. Non-standard analysis could cause confusion for your partners and create confusion for those trying to comprehend the data.
Another method to reduce the burden on your partners is to include an extensive user guide and training sessions for your data room. These training materials can help users navigate and access data more efficiently, thus reducing the possibility of mishandling information or misinterpretation.