advice frameworks pitching reference 
TechCrunch
APRIL 25, 2023
But dealmaking is idiosyncratic: a few investors might be content to make a deal over coffee, but early-stage teams still need a sturdy pitch deck or memo they can leave behind. I’m going to save you some time: many (if not most) of you are not yet ready to pitch an investor. Are pitch decks still necessary?
Andreessen Horowitz
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
I think it’s the best framework for executive hiring that I’ve seen. The mission is the elevator pitch. ” And so that framework helps think that through before you start talking to folks, which I think is very smart. Many founders I’ve worked with are like, “well, that’s why you’re here.
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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 24, 2018
Decision Dynamics Each firm makes decisions in different ways so understanding the firm’s decision framework matters. But one advice I have for you is that you not leave your entire outcome simply to your sponsoring partner and/or associate. that’s a lot riding on your pitch and the willingness of the sponsoring partner to advocate.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 3, 2009
So I thought I’d try to lay out a framework for how you should think about it as many you will inevitably be faced with this experience. When people refer to a strategic investor they are usually talking about an investor that comes from the industry you serve as opposed to an independent venture capital investor.
TechCrunch
APRIL 16, 2021
But since I’ve never actually done those things, I would encourage you to ignore any advice I have to offer. Trusted advice comes from experience. If you have a great idea within the open-core framework, expect your risks to be much lower than with a traditional business structure. So you want to raise a Series A.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 13, 2011
Use it as a framework for a dialog not a script. It’s why I wrote that the best meetings are debates and not pitches. In Bijan’s post he references Bryce Roberts who recommends getting up and white-boarding. Find great presenters and have them hear your pitch. That’s an awesome suggestion. Get feedback.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 8, 2020
The team behind the app, which is comprised of 30% PhDs, has been working on the core privacy vs convenience problem for some six years (though the company was only founded in 2017); initially as an academic research project — going on to offer an open source framework for masked federated learning, called XayNet.
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