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Presenting the Perfect Pitch Deck that Secures Startup Investment

American Entrepreneurship

” Andreese n provides insight into how an entrepreneur pitching for funding should approach investors. The entrepreneur who is seeking funding from investors like Andreessen needs to present a pitch deck that includes those critical elements revealed by Andreesen. The keyword is compelling.

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Startup Business Funding: 5 Business-Breaking Misconceptions

Dream It

We eventually launched the product, which didn't generate enough revenue to support us- so we shut down the business after all my credit cards maxed out. The press enhances this misconception around YCombinator demo days, where the 3-day pitch event is perceived like an auction, with investors fighting each other for the best deals.

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A Conference, a Dad, an Idea, a Team, Funding, and a Launch: Brooklyn's Own Tinybop is Live on the App Store!

This is going to be BIG.

When he pitched, he was the proverbial "guy with an idea." He investigated successful models, like Toca Boca, downloaded every top educational app on the App Store, and played alongside his two sons, carefully observing and absorbing their feedback. Most VC funds wouldn''t touch a pre-product app company.

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Daily Crunch: Thousands of Google Play users download Android banking trojan

TechCrunch

But big companies are following the wave with big efforts, including Microsoft teaming up with “accelerators and incubators across the continent,” we wrote today, to “support 10,000 startups in Africa over the next five years.” Regardless, it’s out in the market racking up downloads, which is pretty bad. What’s being funded in Africa?

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

Both Sides of the Table

If you have time check out the video (or download on iTunes – Episode 27 - and listen at the gym or on your commute!). The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email. Are Pitch Decks becoming obsolete? Some Angel groups endorse it.

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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. A good beginning would be Bill Payne’s The Definitive Guide to Raising Money from Angels, available as a free download from [link]. Understand your business.

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Open Angel Forum San Fran – Team Calacanis Raises the Bar

Both Sides of the Table

I’m a huge supporter of his initiative to help end this practice. Marco Zappacosta served up an cogent, business focused and nicely demo’d pitch of their product. They walked through 4 minutes of PowerPoint garble (of a 5 minute pitch) before unveiling a beautifully designed UI. As I’m sure Pip.io

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