There’s not a child that didn’t grow up experiencing the wonder of Disney. The hardship to get to this position in the hearts of the world is less known. Walt Disney first started out with the Laugh-O-Gram Studio where he invented a new approach to cartoon production (Ending up insolvent and broke). Disney was founded in 1923 and it’s a …
You’re fundraising so you need a pitch deck. We get it. That’s why you’re here. Now getting a pitch deck right is really hard. It can, in fact, be easier to learn what to not do and not do than instead of thinking how to get it right! Here is a list of things not to do. Formatting and structure …
I’ve written a hundred thousand words or so on questions and answers that venture capital investors will ask when you are pitching during the fundraising process. I think that’s pretty useful. But that’s only part of the equation for a successful raise. There’s something missing here. Knowing the answers is not enough. How you say things matter In 1971, Albert …
The Sequoia Pitch Deck Template has been viewed by hundreds of thousands of startup founders that are preparing their pitch deck. It started as a simple blog post that some smart cookie turned into a very simple series of slides. Sometimes the best things in life are super simple. Now yes, Sequoia are a big deal and yes they know what …
Investors have a secret list of pitch deck rules. Wouldn’t it be cool if you knew what they were? Let’s face it, there’s just so much you don’t know you don’t know and you keep reading there are these unwritten rules you need to pass or you aren’t getting a dime in your fundraising. It’s a lot of stress and …
So you got help and your pitch deck is perfect. You’re getting intros to some venture capitalists and now its time to meet in person and make the ‘pitch.’ Umm… How the hell do I pitch you wonder? We have pulled together the largest collection of the best founder startup pitch videos on the internet. There are all demo day presentations, …
There is one big pitch deck test you need to pass. It will dictate not only if you will get an email which says ‘Let’s meet’ or… if your pitch will even get read properly. That’s scary, right? Let me tell you about it. Being an investor sucks You probably think being a venture capital investor is like hitting pay …
Wouldn’t you love to know what a big name VC would tell portfolio companies if they were to get a pitch deck guide? It’s not something you would exactly have access to normally, right? Well, lucky you. I was forwarded a private guide from a friend in the Valley. It’s a private email Reid Hoffman sent- I’m not getting into …
TL;DR: Understand the fundraise process and why a quality pitch deck is important to investors looking at startups Many founders view the panacea to securing funding from venture capitalists in the fundraising process as getting the first meeting; once they are in they will win! The reality in most scenarios is different, as what you do when you are in the …
Tl;dr: Dave McClure shares a seminal pitch deck guide on how to build your investor pitch dek. If you don’t know, Dave is a serial entrepreneur. He started out as a database consultant & programmer He joined PayPal as Director of Marketing, where he started the PayPal Developer Network program. So many amazing founders and startups have come out of PayPal …
