consulting pitching startup founder 
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 15, 2009
When I founded my first company along with Brian Moran (whose idea it was) I had no real experience running startups. I had an MBA, had done a few years of strategy consulting and knew all of the management theory. I had worked for Accenture building computer systems for large corporations. True story.)
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 12, 2010
I see way too many startup founders who don’t have experience in selling and probably don’t feel that comfortable going to customers and asking for orders. This is probably because many founders are product or technology people. It is a consultative sale. And you need to watch them pitch.
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TechCrunch
JULY 16, 2021
When you hire a marketing consultant, you don’t necessarily expect to wind up discussing your life’s purpose. Yet, that is what Spanish marketing expert and entrepreneur Alex Barrera often ends up doing with startup founders who hire him to help improve their pitch. Well, it depends on their experience level.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Raising funding is no easy feat, especially for first-time founders. You need a solid business plan, traction to demonstrate market fit, and the skills to pitch effectively. Yet founders often trip up when it comes to investor relations — the ongoing communication and relationship building after that first check clears.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 1, 2022
We’re looking for more unique pitch decks to tear down, so if you want to submit your own, here’s how you can do that. . Most of the decks I’m seeing these days, both through my consulting practice and through the pitches submitted to TechCrunch, are a lot longer than the 11 slides Hour One used here.
TechCrunch
MAY 2, 2023
Steve Zalewski Contributor Share on Twitter Steve Zalewski is the former CISO of Levi Strauss and the founder of S3 Consulting, an executive advisory practice to security companies and VC firms on product-market-fit and go-to-market strategy for security startups. How does your solution help me sell more X?
Jason Malki
JULY 12, 2024
They are also startup consultants, helping startups scale and become more investable. Most notably, they were the Co-Founders of Qutie LGBTQ+ Social App. Can you share your personal journeys from being a startup founder to becoming a venture capitalist? We also discovered the pitfalls to avoid when pitching.
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