document pitching strategy 
This is going to be BIG.
JUNE 16, 2014
Theoretically, someone could meet you, sign your document, and write you a check for deposit that day, but that''s not how it usually works. If all my deals came as intros from trusted connections that I know for years versus at founder pitch events that''s interesting data. That''s an interesting question.
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
A good strategy memo becomes the guideline for how the entire diligence process unfolds. You want to proactively manage the order in which people access information and focus their attention on a few key documents that they can return to when they fall down a rabbit hole. An elegant strategy memo is your most important document.
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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 14, 2018
Here’s Why You Should Just Send the Deck I know you have your document sending tool to send your fund-raising deck to VCs and track who read your deck, which pages they read and how much time they spend on each page. VCs like to measure your strategy & progress over time I like to download the decks I receive.
TechCrunch
MARCH 3, 2021
Weeks or even months of working on your pitch deck could come down to the 170 seconds (on average) that investors spend looking at it. “Investors see a lot of pitches,” VC and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman noted. “In exit strategy”. A pitch deck is a tool to show VCs why your idea merits investment.
Gust
AUGUST 19, 2012
The approach I recommend is to build the investor presentation first, by iterating on the bullets with your team, and then fleshing out the points into a full-blown text-based business plan document. Give the “elevator pitch” for your startup. Implicit in this is the go-to-market strategy. Exit strategy.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 15, 2009
I had an MBA, had done a few years of strategy consulting and knew all of the management theory. I hired a senior exec from the building materials industry (we were a document collaboration company for the engineering & construction industry) who was also ex McKinsey. True story.) He was to head up UK operations.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
If you’re not taking this zone-out down time I’ll bet you’re not having enough strategic reflection on your job, your company, your strategy. This can be your star Chief Architect who loves to code but hates having to handle the admin like testing, documentation, recruiting, etc. Board Meetings. Conferences.
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