Build relationships with investors even when not in capital campaign

A seemingly never-ending number of opportunities to pitch for money has left the average person and quite a few entrepreneurs believing in instant gratification.  To raise money, all an entrepreneur needs to do is stand up on a stage or in front of video camera or post online.  Simply stick out your hand, tell people you need money, and it will come.  This professional style of panhandling has become an accepted fiction within the growing entrepreneur world.

Missing from this story is the old adage that “People don’t invest in…