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 »
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 »
Do you have a startup? Are you fundraising and sometimes find that it is a struggle to get through to investors? Have you ever asked yourself if you speak the investors\’ language? It might sound like an odd question. You may say if the investor speaks the same language as you. then the answer is:
Fundamentals of fundraising. Learning how to speak the investors\’ language Read More »
Yesterday I was at another startup event where three different founders pitched their startup. While speaking in English was difficult for two of the founders and they struggled through the presentation, one thing was common in all of them. Lack of Clarity and Focus. It just happens that a few days earlier I had read
Pitch to Win. 3 tips for creating a winning pitch Read More »
Have the incubators, accelerators and all the advisors have gone bananas? There is so much hype and emphasis on the TAM, SAM, SOM and the bigger picture of the market potential that most startups miss and fail to answer the most common and basic questions. This is my last post in this series of how
Last but not least. You have done everything to create a powerful pitchdeck so far and now you need to finish it off and say the final words. Think of the ending of a movie or a book. Think of how it makes you feel as you read the last few words or watch the
Tip 5. The impact in your pitchdeck- End the pitchdeck that will only be the beginning Read More »
We are almost there and if you are fund raising for your startup this is the most important question you need to answer: “What’s in it for me?”. You are asking me to give you something and what do I get back in return. I repeat, it is the most important question for an investor.
Tip 4- What\’s in it for me? – Tips on how to create a great pitchdeck. Read More »
We are halfway through on how to create an awesome pitchdeck for your startup. This post is part 3 of 5 and today I will explain how and why the WHY you are doing this is important. As I said in the first blog THE WHY is probably what makes it or breaks it. Are you
Tip 3- Simply tell me WHY you do WHAT you do. Read More »