beautiful.ai
On Presentations
· The Art of Presentation is the Art of Storytelling. Storytelling is Magic. · Shared by 94, including Jacob du Toit, Mark Kaigwa, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, Thomas Billeter, Carl Morris, milan-fostier, Rand Fishkin, Walid Ark, Dominik Grolimund, hiten.eth, Sachin Rekhi, UX Design Weekly, Katja Evertz
NFX
16 Non-Obvious Fundraising Lessons On Pitching
12+ min · · 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. · Shared by 88, including Tamara Perez, Mark Kaigwa, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Thomas Billeter, Adrian🇨🇭, Michael Weibel
Ryan Hoover
Turn your side project into a company. Introducing Weekend Build.
5 min · · Sometimes the most impactful companies begin as a side project, driven by curiosity and experimentation. That’s how Product Hunt started. · Shared by 75, including Chris Messina, Bernhard Huessy, Thomas Billeter
quora.com
I'm a VC, and These Are the Top 5 Things I Look for When I Invest
1 min · · Does the founding team know the market? · Shared by 70, including dunschtig, Thomas Billeter, Real Marsha Wright®, Thomas Power
Y Combinator
"Angels," Angels, and VCs
3 min · · I’ve recently noticed an uptick in the number of "angels" that aren’t actually angels. These investors are institutional funds (read, LP dollars), the details of which aren't generally disclosed until… · Shared by 64, including Jeff Chang, Ryan Hoover, 👨🏻💻☕️, Thomas Billeter, Josh Elman, Sachin Rekhi, Adam Besvinick
medium.com
Peak California
12+ min · · California is hard to beat. There are richer places with worse weather, there are (a few) nicer climates with worse economies, but it’s… · Shared by 55, including Steven Sinofsky, M.G. Siegler, anildash.com, ron boger, Thomas Billeter, Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon, Liza Sperling, Dominic Grzbielok
Inc.
Whether You're Raising $50,000, $500,000, or $5 Million for Your Startup, Make Sure You Understand This 1 Thing
3 min · · Different investors fund different stages of startups. Founders who fail to ask for the right amount at the right time from the right sources risk driving the probability of funding to zero. · Shared by 51, including Bernhard Huessy, Krishna, Nicolas Berg, Thomas Billeter, Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️, Damir Kusar
youtube.com
How Sequoia Evaluates Market Size with Mike Vernal (Sequoia Capital)
· In this episode of NFX's Startup Fundraising Advice, Mike Vernal (Sequoia Capital) uncovers how Sequoia views market size and how your company can stand out ... · Shared by 49, including Jacob du Toit, Bernhard Huessy, Dominik Grolimund, Thomas Billeter
Fast Company
These are the most surprising apps for professional networking
2 min · · Forget LinkedIn or Twitter. What about TikTok or Goodreads for finding that new job? · Shared by 47, including Thomas Power, Klaus Eck, Thomas Billeter, Gerrit Eicker
GrowthHackers
4 Key Customer Experience Metrics (And How To Use Them For Your eCommerce Business)
· Customer Experience (CX) metrics are - hands-down - the most neglected eCommerce metrics out there. In this article, you'll learn: ✔ Why tracking CX is crucial ✔ The 4 key customer experience metrics… · Shared by 45, including Jonathan Kogan, Thomas Billeter
TechCrunch
2019’s 10 defining moments in venture capital
5 min · · Every year, the tech industry experiences moments that serve as guideposts for future entrepreneurs and investors looking to profit from the wisdom of the past. In 2017, Susan Fowler published her… · Shared by 42, including Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Thomas Billeter, Prof. Arun Kumar वाघचौरे, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
NFX
How VCs Decide to Take a First Meeting
16+ min · · A typical VC declines meetings with around 80% of the companies they are introduced to. Here are 12 pieces of information that VC’s typically look for in deciding whether to take a meeting. · Shared by 40, including Francesco Corea, Jonathan Kogan, Quim, Thomas Billeter
Harvard Business Review
6 Questions to Ask Before Launching a Moon Shot Project
5 min · · It helps to have a charismatic sponsor. · Shared by 39, including davidabrock, Gerrit Eicker, Tom Connor, Chris Schultz✌️ & ❤️, Thomas Billeter
VentureBeat
The tokenization of securities is happening right now and no one is noticing
5 min · · The SEC's official clearance of both Blockstack and YouNow to hold regulated token offering under Reg A+ on July 10 was an enormous win. · Shared by 30, including Thomas Power, Thomas Billeter, Howard Getson
startupschool.org
Analytics for Startups
· Ilya Volodarsky, co-founder of Segment, presents his tactics for setting up analytics to build your MVP and measure your metrics. · Shared by 27, including Dominik Grolimund, Thomas Billeter, Gustaf Alströmer 🇺🇦
thecompanybrief.com
Best Startup Fundraising Advice on Pitch Deck Design
· Get advice on startup investor pitch deck structure, design, and templates that top investors from Benchmark, Sequoia Capital, NFX, Greylock, Upfront, First Round Capital, Floodgate, CRV, and more… · Shared by 27, including Thomas Billeter, Dominik Grolimund