Victoria Duff

Founder & CEO a Business Plan

  • Irvine CA

Entertaining & informative. Makes the most complex business and financial subjects simple and inspiring.

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Biography

Victoria Duff advises startup companies and SMEs on concept, structure and reorganization, Internet strategy, business plans, SEC documents, investor relations, venture funding and bootstrapping. One of the first executive women in top-tier Institutional Investment Banking on Wall Street, she was one of an elite corps of Institutional Bond Specialists performing top-level business development, marketing, strategic planning, quantitative and technical analysis, business cycles consulting, negotiation, project management, and creation of new products and services aimed at solving a company’s cyclical cash-flow, tax and pension fund problems. Duff is a well-known speaker and writer having written for the Digital Coast Reporter, Developments Magazine, About.com, eHow, Houston Chronicle, Motley Fool and other publications. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in public administration from the University of California, Berkeley.

Industry Expertise

Logistics and Supply Chain
Agriculture and Farming
Investment Banking
Capital Markets
Management Consulting
Financial Services
Investment Management
Public Relations and Communications
Corporate Leadership
VC and Private Equity
Banking
Apparel/Accessories

Areas of Expertise

Business Start-Up
Venture Capital
Economic Survival

Accomplishments

Venture Capital Funding and Equity Event

2021-02-13

Aerobloom came to me without a viable business plan. I structured their business model, wrote the business plan, structured a separate cannabis company that would use the technology to fund the development of Aerobloom, found strategic partnerships, built a WeFunder campaign that attracted interest from several Venture Capital firms, and advised on the funding agreement and an anticipated equity event.

Crowdfunding Campaign

2022-12-13

Created a WeFunder crowdfunding campaign for Aerobloom that attracted several Venture Capital firms, one of which funded the company with the others expressing continued interest.

Education

U.C. Berkeley

Bachelor's

Public Administration

1972

Cal in the Capitol - internship with the Congressional Research Service, Washington DC

Intern, Senator Alan Cranston, San Francisco office

Oski Dolls - Campus hostess organization at Berkeley

Alumni House - Student representative

Kappa Alpha Theta sorority

Languages

  • English
  • Conversational Spanish

Sample Talks

How to Write a Killer Business Plan

How to write a business plan and promote your startup to investors in a way that gets you funding. Learn what friends & family, bankers, angel investors and venture capitalists want to see and hear from you. Laugh a lot, and take away skills you can really use.

Availability

  • Workshop Leader
  • Corporate Training

Fees

$500 to $8000

Articles

What Does An Investor Want To See In Your Startup?

LinkedIn

Victoria Duff

2022-12-11

It’s a great time to start a business. The economy is in flux, your competition has been weakened or put out of business, and every turn in the business cycle brings on innovation and big changes. The time is ripe to develop and launch your idea.

Every startup needs financing. Sometimes the founders supply development money themselves and bootstrap their company. However, most startups need considerably more than the founders can provide and must find outside investors to add the rest. Investors come in three categories:

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How to Run a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign

LinkedIn

Victoria Duff

2022-12-09

There are a number of key points to consider when planning a successful crowdfunding campaign:

First, it is important to have a clear and achievable goal for the campaign.

Second, it is necessary to create a compelling story or pitch to attract potential backers.

Third, it is important to set a realistic funding target and to have a well-developed plan for how the funds will be used.

Finally, it is essential to promote the campaign effectively to reach the widest possible audience.

By following these key points, it is possible to create a successful crowdfunding campaign that will raise the necessary funds to support your project. Remember that no one system or approach guarantees success, so it is essential to put in the hard work and take advantage of all the resources available online. With a little preparation and effort, it is possible to launch a successful crowdfunding campaign that will fuel your creative ambitions!

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AgTech Drought Solutions

LinkedIn

Victoria Duff

2022-08-30

California’s Central Valley normally supplies half of the nation’s produce, and it is running out of water. The Public Policy Institute of California estimates that California farmers fallowed more than 395,000 acres of California cropland in 2021 and couldn’t harvest thousands more acres of growing crops damaged by the lack of water. The U.S. Drought Monitor, operated by the University of Nebraska, shows that more than a dozen states in the U.S. West face the same problem, and consumers all over the country are finding the effects in their local supermarkets and restaurants.
Agriculture technology is capable of solving the drought-imposed cultivation problems by using controlled environment agriculture (CEA). This approach grows plants using water-conserving methods, such as hydroponics or aeroponics, in huge greenhouses or entirely indoors under LED lighting. These indoor facilities often take the form of vertical stacks of cultivation chambers that rise a dozen feet in large warehouses. A good example of one of the newest entries in this sector is AeroBloom, a developer of aeroponic cultivation systems and food production facilities.

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