Startup Fundraising Advice
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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 tha…
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&…
The Ultimate Guide to Creating Your Pre-Seed Pitch Deck
Building a startup is a thrilling adventure: you've got the passion, the ideas, and are geared up to make your mark on the world. The challenge? Lighting that same …
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 c…
Walking Away from $1M in ARR: Inside Folio's Gutsy Pivot from St…
Picture this: your startup just hit $1M in annual recurring revenue. The champagne's on ice. Your team's celebrating. Your metrics are up and to the right. What do …
When a Founder Turns Down VC Money: The $50K Rejection That Shoc…
"Jesse, I absolutely hate to say this, especially on YouTube, but we've left the 50k checks on the table. So we don't allow any investments under 100k." With the…
Beyond Silicon Valley: A New Map of Startup Opportunities
Last week we all stopped doomscrolling for a few moments to watch the season 12 finale of The Pitch 🎉 and found out what what it's really like to raise money for yo…
From Food Poisoning to $8M Raised: Unconventional Paths to Start…
When Capella Kerst pitched geCKo Materials to a panel of prominent VCs, she was fighting food poisoning. Yet she nailed it - delivering a compelling story about rev…
The Modern Startup Paradox: The Human Touch vs Pure SaaS
The season 12 finale of The Pitch dropped this week 🎉 Fans are loving the episode on YouTube but there's a lot we can glean by digging deeper into each founder's st…
The Unspoken Rules of Startup Fundraising in 2025
Today we published the long-awaited season 12 finale of The Pitch 🎉 The episode documented the realities of fundraising as told by 14 startup founders who successfu…
Show Me (How You Make) The Money: Conveying Your Revenue Model …
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 com…
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 co…
Beyond TAM, SAM, and SOM: Captivating Investors with Your Market…
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…
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…
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 tha…
The Three Key Decks Every Founder Needs (With Examples)
This is part two of "The Ultimate Pitch Deck Guide for Startups," a fundraising guide made in partnership with DECKO, a leading pitch deck development company that&…
The Different Investors You’ll Meet and How to Tailor Your Pitch…
This is part one of "The Ultimate Pitch Deck Guide for Startups," a fundraising guide made in partnership with DECKO, a leading pitch deck development company that&…
Rejected From YC? These 5 YC Alternatives Let You Pitch to Many …
Who says a 'no' from YC is the end of the road? We’ve put together five fantastic alternatives to Y Combinator that might just be the perfect launchpad for your startup.
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