He Sold This Painting For $50,000

What this video covers

This video uses the sale of a painting for $50,000 as an analogy for effective storytelling in fundraising. It discusses how to craft a compelling narrative to attract investors.

Transcript

How much? >> 75. >> For 75 G's, I can paint you a square, throw in some rectangles, too, if you want. Sorry, it's 80,000. >> I'll take it. >> $80,000? Do you know what I could do with $80,000? >> But, how do you put a price on a creative work? >> I need y'all to come out in the hallway real quick. >> You've been painting? >> All right, y'all ready? Very passionate. >> Almost post postmortem. >> I like the dog. It's unexpected. >> You can't be serious. Is this new? Yes, I just acquired it. Who's the artist? Is it a Banksy? No. We'll probably auction it. >> Do you think it'll appreciate? >> I think there's no telling what it could be worth, Carter. Open it. Well, uh Now proudly hung in Carter's trophy room. For real? For real. For keeps? For keeps. This is crazy, man. Yo, this is it. This is my business. I'm an

artist. I can crank these suckers out once a month. 50 grand a pop over the course of a year, that'd be That'd be 50 grand. >> [music] >> Total. Denzel, this is not your business, Denzel. Wait, wait, but Denzel, no, this is seed money for the business you do come up with.

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