Over the past 5 years, I have had the pleasure of working with many startups in numerous incubators and accelerators. On average I have received and reviewed 5 to 10 pitchdecks per week and I have worked, hands-on, approximately with one or two startups per month to improve their pitchdeck and get them ready for […]
Top 5 problems that make a pitchdeck fall flat on its face when fundraising Read More »
Over the past five years, I have been helping many startups with their pitchdeck, fundraising, and startups. The only reason I have gained experience is by having made those mistakes and erroneous assumptions myself. Fundraising for my startup turned out to be more difficult than I anticipated, mostly because of my incorrect assumptions. I had
Startup Fundraising. Top 3 incorrect assumptions. Read More »
Most people think good communication is about your speaking abilities. How well you can speak on stage, your body language, your voice, your presence, and the speech you build. Many people talk about persuasion and the techniques with which you can cajole your audience and clients to buy into what you say and sell. In
The key aspect of mastering your communication and negotiation skills. Read More »
Yesterday I had the pleasure of sharing the online stage at Startup Expo 2022 with many other top mentors across the world. As an entrepreneur and startup I went through this phase of fundraising. It is always more difficult to see what you are doing wrong. As entrepreneurs, we are all so focused on our
Over the past few years, I have seen a craze in Europe with early-stage VCs backing startup teams that have nothing but an idea. They throw money at them and hope that one or more of them would live to see the light of day. Almost 10 or more years behind USA, I have heard
Fundamentals of fundraising for early stage startups Read More »
On one of my free zoom calls one of the entrepreneurs said \”You know, what I really need is a real investor\”. Hmm, I was intrigued? what is a \”real investor\” and how should I go about finding one? So after she presented me with her 15 minute pitch and wonderful idea, I had the
How to find a real investor for your startup Read More »