The Startup
Get Your “Competition” Slide Right
20+ min read · 2020-09-22 · As an investor, one of the slides I most look forward to in a pitch deck is the “competition” slide. This is the slide that outlines your…
NFX
How I Raised VC From Top-Tier Funds
~17 min read · 2020-06-06 · by Incredible Health CEO & Co-Founder Iman Abuzeid In 2019, NFX company Incredible Health announced a $15 Million Series A led by our friend Jeff Jordan at Andreessen Horowitz. NFX participated in the…
linkedin.com
VC terms — Return of the Barbarians.
2020-04-20 · I hate complex terms in venture investments. Value is created by backing exceptional companies that return your fund, not by word-smithing aggressive legal agreements.
NextView
Four Tricky VC Questions and How To Handle Them
5 min read · 2020-02-13 · These are questions that usually don’t have anything to do with the business itself, but center around the dynamics of the round or maybe the motivations of the founders
SaaStr
13 Things That Say "Don't Fund Me" To VCs
3 min read · 2020-01-14 · Q: As a venture capitalist, what are some red flags that would make you reject a startup immediately? First, there is a lot of marginal behavior that
Harvard Business Review
5 Ways to Project Confidence in Front of an Audience
6 min read · From 2018 · Speak slowly and use simple words.
NFX
16 Non-Obvious Fundraising Lessons On Pitching
~12 min read · From 2019 · Non-obvious lessons about pitching learned from James Currier's many years of being a 4-time founder/CEO and an investor in over 100 companies.
medium.com
F*CKWITS: How To Tell If An Investor Will Fund Your Startup
3 min read · From 2019 · A checklist for triaging out timewasters, some thoughts for what to do when they fail to qualify, and a useful fundraising aphorism
medium.com
The First Four Mistakes That Startup CEOs Make When Fundraising
5 min read · From 2019 · The most common pitfalls I’ve seen among founders seeking investors for their companies, plus some advice on how to avoid them
medium.com
Diligencing your investor — a checklist for founders
8 min read · From 2019 · When you’re raising capital for your company, the diligence process shouldn’t be one-sided.
reidhoffman.org
LinkedIn’s Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs
20+ min read · From 2018 · At Greylock, my partners and I are driven by one guiding mission: always help entrepreneurs. It doesn’t matter whether an entrepreneur is in our portfolio, whether we’re considering an investment, or…
NFX
The Fundraising Checklist: 13 Proof Points for Series A
8 min read · From 2019 · A checklist of 13 proof points for startups to put themselves in the best possible position to fundraise for a Series A or later.
Forbes
Five Essential Pitch Tips According To A Legendary Investor Behind Lyft, Slack, And Airbnb
3 min read · From 2019 · Scott Kupor, managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, talks to Carmine Gallo about pitch techniques, storytelling and communication skills.
alexanderjarvis.com
The fundraising documents you need to pitch venture capitalists
~16 min read · From 2019 · The fundraising documents that you need when raising from venture capital investors. Key ones are pitch deck, financial model and forwardable email
The Startup
How to Build Your Investor Pipeline
4 min read · From 2019 · As a founder, you should treat fundraising like you treat sales. And that means building a strong funnel and pipeline. Both funnels need…
duarte.com
6 Powerful Pitch Deck Tips To Get Seed Funding
5 min read · From 2017 · Learn how you can create a pitch deck that grabs the attention of busy investors and convinces them to help fund your great idea.
