“We don’t have competitors,” some founders say. Or they might downplay how big a threat their competition is, assuming that talking about competition at all will ruin the magic spell they’re trying to ...

Postmates founder Bastian Lehmann used this pithy and clever slide to introduce his concept for the low-cost courier service that transformed into one of the top four food delivery services in the US ...

What do investors want to see in startup pitch decks? For founders seeking funding for their companies, that's the million-dollar (or multimillion-dollar) question. And it's one Allison Byers, CEO of ...

Last month, I wrote about Minut and its $14 million Series B round, an investment that closed in December. Today, we are sharing the pitch deck the company used to raise the round, led by Almaz ...

VC funding dropped 11% in the first quarter of 2022, after a two-year high. The pitch deck is often the clincher for founders vying for competitive funding dollars. Entrepreneurs and investors say, ...

Editor’s note: This guest post is written by Matt Rubright, an operator turned banker at Silicon Valley Bank. Building an effective pitch deck is a unique topic of conversation in the startup ...

As we enter 2023, the honest truth for global startup funding is singular—there seems to be no more cheap money for startups. And it’s a hard pill to swallow. According to Crunchbase, global VC ...

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We are a team of writers, experimenters and researchers providing you with the best advice with zero bias or partiality. When trying to raise funding, first impressions matter, and that’s where a ...

Among successful pitches, companies that presented the problem they were attempting to solve and their solution before getting to the specifics of their product were more successful than companies ...