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How to Communicate Impact Metrics to Investors

StartupNation

Syed Balkhi , Founder, WPBeginner Showcase Real-World Impact and Metrics When pitching to investors, especially in the early stages, it’s easy to focus solely on financials — but in today’s landscape, especially in beauty and wellness, impact is a currency of its own. If you’re pitching impact, make it real.

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Shaping the Future of Work: How Founder Zach Wright and Grapevine Are Redefining the Modern Office

Jason Malki

When we first started pitching Grapevine, people didn’t always get it right away. That’s why my second piece of advice is probably the most important — you must be passionate about the problem you’re solving. One of the toughest hurdles for any startup is getting early adopters to take a chance on something new. Startups take time.

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Why Aren’t There More Female Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

My guess is that probably only 2-3 out of every hundred pitches I receive are from women. million to launch a SaaS software company and we took $2.5 The latest entrepreneur who has been pitching me, Shahed Khan , is only 16! But then the truth sets in. This certainly isn’t anything conscious on my side. Even at 18.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: SaaS burn multiples, 8 fintech VCs spill the tea, all my apes gone

TechCrunch

How to grow a SaaS company efficiently in a recession. Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck. 8 fintech VCs discuss the shifting investing landscape and how to pitch them in Q3 2022. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Advice for laid-off techies, fintech flops, how to build a growth team

TechCrunch

I surveyed six seed- and early-stage investors to get their tactical advice for laid-off tech workers who are thinking about starting up. Most of them were so open to receiving pitches, they said we could include their contact information. But all is not going well. “We live in a new world order.”

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TechCrunch+ roundup: SaaS success stats, leveraging ad tech chaos, 2022 layoff trends

TechCrunch

According to a report by Capchase comparing more than 400 SaaS startups to unicorns that reached the public markets in the last two years, the top performers “are handily beating the ‘Rule of 40,'” reports Kyle Wiggers. According to its findings, SaaS founders should target at least 80% and aim to surpass 110%.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Pre-pitch tactics, Warby Parker S-1, Israel’s fintech ecosystem

TechCrunch

Tapping into someone else’s experience is a tried-and-true method, which is why two-time Y Combinator participant Chris Morton wrote a guest post for Extra Crunch with advice for founders hoping to be accepted by the famed accelerator. Are B2B SaaS marketers getting it wrong? Are B2B SaaS marketers getting it wrong?