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Startup Pitching 201

Paul G. Silva

This is the 2nd post in the “Startup Pitching” series. Our brains are hard-wired to digest information packaged that way. So simplify your pitch. If your product solves 10 pain points then in the pitch focus on the top 2-3 most important ones and simply hint at the others. Front load credibility. Tell a story.

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5 Easy To Fix Virtual Pitch Mistakes

Dream It

Many of these new red flags that occur during virtual pitching are easy to fix. In this Dreamit Dose, Healthtech MD Adam Dakin provides 5 simple rules to avoid giving investors the wrong impression when pitching remotely. We hear startups pitch everyday and far too often founders end up joining the meeting late.

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What do you need for a VC to properly evaluate a pitch?

This is going to be BIG.

A VC’s default is “no”, so without enough information to be convincing, it’s going to wind up being a pass. Pitch deck outlines are ok, but they don’t say much about what you’re trying to convey besides particular categories that may or may not be relevant.

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Pitch on stage at TC Sessions: Space 2022

TechCrunch

Founders – pitch on stage with TechCrunch. Pitch your space tech startup. Now founders – apply to pitch on the same stage as these space tech luminaries. Startups applying to pitch should have some connection to space – intergalactic or from the ground. Selected companies will be announced on TechCrunch.

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Pitch Deck Teardown: Scrintal’s $1M seed deck

TechCrunch

We’re looking for more unique pitch decks to tear down, so if you want to submit your own, here’s how you can do that. It’s remarkably rarely used in VC pitch decks, which I think is a tremendous shame. I reviewed 1,000+ pitch decks. Sadly, the Scrintal deck is a little lacking on that front.

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2023 Startup302 Pitch Finals April 27th

American Entrepreneurship

The Pitching event is being held at Theatre N, Nemours Building, 1007 Orange St., Wilmington, Delaware, with registration opening at 8:15 am and pitches beginning at 9:10 am. Admission and lunch are complementary and open to the public. University of Delaware’s Horn Entrepreneurship is the Startup302 competition’s sponsor.

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Pitch Deck Teardown: ANYbotics’ $50M Series B deck

TechCrunch

That changes today, since ANYbotics was kind enough to share its pitch deck so we could take a closer look at the highs and lows of four-legged ‘bots. We’re looking for more unique pitch decks to tear down, so if you want to submit your own, here’s how you can do that. Here are three things I loved about the pitch.