The
Reverse ResumeTM
Flow
The first step in the
Reverse ResumeTM
Flow begins with YOU creating an Introduction Letter. This
Introduction Letter is a concise but very powerful tool containing
the critical elements necessary to attract the attention of growth
oriented companies and provides the Brain Trust Company with the
information best calculated to ensure a fast response. Each of these
elements must be effectively presented in a succinct, well detailed
paragraph addressing the following:
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Why is this company
uniquely attractive to you,
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What makes you the
best Brain Trust Angel (executive or investor) suited to the
Brain Trust Company’s needs and goals, and
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What role you will
play in helping the company achieve its goals
Remember,
entrepreneurial visionaries don’t have time for lengthy reviews.
Thus, an Introduction Letter of only two pages is most effective.
The goal of an
Introduction Letter is to get an invitation to the next step.
The next step is an
invitation to a conference call facilitated by CapitalLinkUSA to
explore mutual interests. If, after this conference call both
parties wish to proceed, the Reverse Resume Flow anticipates a face
to face meeting typically at the company's location. Before a
permanent relationship is established, a Beta working relationship
(consisting of as little as one week or as long as several months),
may be negotiated to ensure a proper fit.
Reverse
Resume FlowTM
Introduction Letter Format
Paragraph 1 - Why
This Situation is Uniquely Attractive to You?
Do not hesitate to be
personal. Tell the reader why you are exited, why you think this is
your opportunity of a life time to show your true worth - the
opportunity best suited to your experience and style. Define the
challenge and create the resolution. Be succinct and clear about the
results you will achieve and the personal gratification you will
receive from that success. Remember, you are talking to the
entrepreneurial visionary, speak their language and be convincing!
Paragraph 2 - What
Makes You the Brain Trust Angel Best Suited to Satisfy the Company's
Needs and Achieve Its Goals?
This text should
identify EACH specific element of your experience, talent and
personality that uniquely qualifies you to address the needs of the
company and enhances its ability to achieve its full growth and
profit potential.
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reference results you
have generated which parallel those you propose to achieve here
and a specific time frame within which you achieved them
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relate similar
business environments (in terms of product, size, revenue,
profit, etc.) which you managed through a growth phase analogous
to the circumstances now faced by the Brain Trust Company.
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recite specific,
relevant expertise in the industry, including your affiliations,
associations, degrees, industry acknowledgments, acknowledgments
of past performance, contacts of relevance, and other third
party recognition of your talents and accomplishments, timing
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restate personal
economic circumstances (i.e. pension, income stream proceeds of
sale of prior business, etc.) which might allow you to consider
investing part of what, under normal circumstances, would be a
market level compensation package in the potential upside of a
significant growth opportunity and /or your willingness to
consider a grass roots equity participation. Keep in mind that
the amount of any such "investment" is rarely as important to
the company as the level of commitment and dedication it
signifies.
Paragraph 3 - What
Role Will You Wish to Play?
Don’t be shy. You are
designing the ideal opportunity for yourself. Specify not only what
you know you can do but also what you love to do and how that will
lend itself to the Company’s future growth and success. DO NOT
include things you don’t want to be responsible for.
This is the unique
advantage of the Reverse Resume Flow Self Selection Process - you
are not filling a predetermined set of parameters, but creating a
position that only you can fill uniquely. Do not use traditional
titles, but explain the scope of the functions you will so
effectively execute in relation to the strategy and needs of the
Brain Trust Company.
The Introduction
Letter is how you convince the entrepreneurial visionary that will
receive it that you are an important but yet unrealized part of the
future success of their Brain Trust Company. This letter is the only
contact that can lead to the next step in the Reverse Resume Flow.
Now is the time to let your passion work for you. Put your passion
in writing and let others feel your fire. You may never have a
better opportunity to define your own future. If you feel
intuitively that you can make the difference, that you are the one
for the task, make sure you communicate that in your Introduction
Letter.
The sooner you join
the Brain Trust Angel Network, the sooner you can begin receiving
opportunities that match your unique capabilities and passions. The
growth companies in our network need people like you who see the
world from their perspective, and who want a hand in shaping the
company’s future.
