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15 Innovative Pitch Deck Designs That Drove Investor Engagement

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Discover the secrets to transforming pitch decks into compelling investor magnets, courtesy of seasoned industry professionals. Learn from the best as expert insights illuminate the path to creating presentations that resonate and drive engagement. The energy in the room shifted immediately—he became engaged rather than adversarial.

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Sales Best Practices vs. Intuition in Startups

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A startup without customers is either an expensive hobby or a complete waste of energy, time and often a good product/service. While many established companies still train sellers to rush potential customers into a demo, with the belief that “the demo sells the deal,” this myth is particularly fatal to a startup.

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The best mind mapping software in 2025

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Done right, it's a great way to come up with new ideas and solutions to tricky problems, outline an article or presentation, and generally just get your thoughts in order. With Xmind, however, all that same dev energy goes straight into making mind mapping nicer, faster, and easier.

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Find your chronotype and schedule your productivity

The Zapier Blog

You might chalk it up to a post-lunch slump, but whatever the cause, most of us can't afford to lose three hours a day to low energy levels and wandering minds. Use early morning/late evening for lighter tasks - Prioritize a relaxing bedtime routine Bear - Steady - Routine-driven - Energy follows a typical 9 – 5 pattern 10 a.m. –

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How to Not Suck at a Group Presentation

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Most people suck at presenting to big groups. It’s a shame because the ability to nail these presentations at key conferences can be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to influence journalists, business partners, potential employees, customers and VCs. This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA.

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How to create a goal-crushing project plan (+ 14 templates)

The Zapier Blog

In a gracious act of charity, I present to you not one, not two, but 14 free project management templates. Suddenly, their chaotic energy transforms into focused determination. By using one, you're basically copying off the smart kid in class—you'll hit all the marks without having to think too hard.

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What Would it Look Like if Elon Musk Pitched a VC Today?

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Energy independence (so he founded Tesla and Solar City). It is Nikolas Tesla pitching a VC firm. Because the videos show exactly what life would be like if a young Elon Musk came to pitch VCs today and said I want to transform P2P finance, get people driving electric cars and send a man to mars in our lifetime.

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