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The Ideal Pitch Deck is a Story, a Science, and an Art

StartupNation

In the startup world, it’s pitch decks, not business plans that get companies funded. Making a pitch deck is an art, a science, but most importantly, a story. Angel investors and venture capitalists have also learned to expect a standard pitch deck as the first filter when evaluating a company to invest in.

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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

Read the interview: Richard Liew: For those who may not know who Ministry of Awesome is – let’s just assume there might be some – can you give us your elevator pitch? I’m keen for you to let us know a bit more about what that looks like. For us, it was not a good use of money.

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How would you break down the process of raising an angel round of investment in 5-10 steps?

Gust

It sounds obvious, but the majority of entrepreneurs who pitch me have obviously never thought through many of the major issues surrounding their companies. With #1 – #3 under your belt, you should start preparing the components you will use to support your pitch to outside investors. Understand your business.

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Check out these startups from Pear’s Demo Day (there’s usually a breakout or two in the bunch)

TechCrunch

We can’t check out every investing outfit’s demo day. For those of you who might be interested in tracking emerging themes or actual investment opportunities, here’s a quick rundown of who pitched what (with the Pear-backed companies at the end of this list). Note that we did not write the descriptions below.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

We use Asana at Versatile VC for managing tasks and projects with other collaborators in our teams. Use their software for interactive data visualization and modern business intelligence. Contestants pitch their legal product idea for a chance to win $5,000, tutoring, and more. Student teams pitch and compete for more than $1.5

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How Rani Therapeutics’ robotic pill could change subcutaneous injection treatment

TechCrunch

Once there, the reactants mix and produce carbon dioxide, which in turn inflates a small balloon that helps create a pressure difference to help inject the drug-loaded needles into the intestinal wall. “So Next-gen skincare, silk without spiders and pollution for lunch: Meet the biotech startups pitching at IndieBio’s Demo Day.

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The 5-Step Blueprint for Finding Your Perfect Co-Founder

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Without further ado, here are the five actionable steps that I’ve used to find, assess, and partner with the right co-founder. This process has been tested over 100 hours with 30+ potential co-founders — ultimately helping me co-found a project that has grown to 2000+ users in less than five months.

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