Twelve Important Questions
Below are twelve questions for you. If you answer "no" to any of these questions, you should strongly consider using Timeline Advisers.

1. Can you raise capital fast enough to meet the needs of your company?
2. Have you carefully assessed your growth and financial strategies to assure a realistic alignment between the two?
3. Are you confident that you will receive a favorable reception from prospective investors?
4. Are you sure you are targeting the right prospective investors?
5. Is your story clearly and concisely crafted; does it explain the key elements of your business and the investment opportunity offered?
6. Do you have a firm grasp of the kind of capital structure required to achieve your long-term goals, and are you on a path for achieving that capital structure?
7. Are you highly confident that you are seeking the right amount of capital?
8. Have you determined the type of capital you need, as a result of a careful assessment of your target capital structure and financial strategy? (Type of capital includes equity, bank debt, leasing, venture debt, venture leasing, retained earnings, among others.)
9. Do you have a strong sense of how the financial markets will value your company?
10. Have you identified all of the key issues and elements related to financing your company and making presentations to prospective investors?
11. Do you have access to people who can provide you with a multi-discipline, multi-functional perspective to help you develop your financial strategy and the tactical execution of that strategy?
12. Do you have access to objective, experienced people who can act as a sounding board for you on issues related to financing the growth of your company?