Fundraising 101 for Founders

Nov. 2, 2023

Crafting Confidence: The Crucial Role of the Competition Section in Your Pitch Deck

This is part 11 of "The Ultimate Pitch Deck Guide for Startups," a fundraising guide made in partnership with DECKO, a leading pitch deck development company that’s helped ~180 startups raise over $100M from investors. ___________ …

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Oct. 12, 2023

Show Me (How You Make) The Money: Conveying Your Revenue Model to Investors

This is part ten of "The Ultimate Pitch Deck Guide for Startups," a fundraising guide made in partnership with DECKO, a leading pitch deck development company that’s helped ~180 startups raise over $100M from investors. ___________ …

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Oct. 5, 2023

Your Go-To-Guide to Go-To-Market Slides

This is part nine of "The Ultimate Pitch Deck Guide for Startups," a fundraising guide made in partnership with DECKO, a leading pitch deck development company that’s helped ~180 startups raise over $100M from investors. ___________…

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Sept. 29, 2023

How to Get Started as an Angel Investor

This post is written in partnership with Hustle Fund's Angel Squad.  In 2010, two angel investors named Mike Walsh and Oren Michaels invested $5k each into the seed round of nascent transportation startup UberCab. 9 years later, after Uber wen…

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Sept. 27, 2023

Traction: An Investor's Lens into Your Startup's Performance

This is part eight of "The Ultimate Pitch Deck Guide for Startups," a fundraising guide made in partnership with DECKO, a leading pitch deck development company that’s helped ~180 startups raise over $100M from investors. __________…

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Sept. 14, 2023

The Art of Explaining “How it Works” in Your Pitch Deck

This is part seven of "The Ultimate Pitch Deck Guide for Startups," a fundraising guide made in partnership with DECKO, a leading pitch deck development company that’s helped ~180 startups raise over $100M from investors. ____________________…

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Sept. 7, 2023

The Solution Slide: Winning Hearts, Minds, and Wallets

This is part six of "The Ultimate Pitch Deck Guide for Startups," a fundraising guide made in partnership with DECKO, a leading pitch deck development company that’s helped ~180 startups raise over $100M from investors. ____________________ …

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Aug. 31, 2023

Beyond TAM, SAM, and SOM: Captivating Investors with Your Market Story

This is part five of "The Ultimate Pitch Deck Guide for Startups," a fundraising guide made in partnership with DECKO, a leading pitch deck development company that’s helped ~180 startups raise over $100M from investors. ____________________ …

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Aug. 24, 2023

The Problem Slide: How to Make Your Problem Statement Stick

This is part four of "The Ultimate Pitch Deck Guide for Startups," a fundraising guide made in partnership with DECKO, a leading pitch deck development company that’s helped ~180 startups raise over $100M from investors. ____________________ …

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Aug. 17, 2023

VC Vernacular: The Vocabulary You’ll Need To Fundraise

This is part three of "The Ultimate Pitch Deck Guide for Startups," a fundraising guide made in partnership with DECKO, a leading pitch deck development company that’s helped ~180 startups raise over $100M from investors. ____________________…

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