Startup Blogpost

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

20 Tips for Pitching New Business Ideas to Potential Investors To provide you with the best advice on pitching new business ideas to investors, we asked twenty CEOs, Founders, and other professionals for their top tips. You should highlight the potential future earnings while pitching your proposal.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 26, 2020

Presentations so strong that people who would have never considered an investment in a company like that ended up writing checks. Multi-person pitches add complexity that almost always leads to people going over time, stepping on each other, or confusing the audience. View all posts in the “Startup Pitching” series.

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

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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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 26, 2020

This is the 2nd post in the “Startup Pitching” series. They have to be because about half of all angel/VC investments lose every penny invested. 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.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2021

He has raised venture capital for his startups, helped hundreds of founders craft their pitch decks and fundraising strategy, and invested as a business angel. We asked him how founders can create the perfect pitch deck for their company. Some of these pitches were very informal, sitting at the bar or walking around.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 2, 2015

It''s a co-working space full of creatives and freelancers, most of whom who have never pitched an investor, and probably never seen a startup pitch either. The first question I always get, which I find endlessly hilarious, is "Don''t you get tired of people pitching you all the time?". I''m just trying to be helpful.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 27, 2020

This is the checklist / boil down of the techniques listed in the pior 3 posts in the “Startup Pitching” series. After you complete a draft of your pitch, go over this list to make sure you’ve applied as many of the techniques as possible. View all posts in the “Startup Pitching” series.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

No founder event would be complete without pitches! TechCrunch editorial is looking for 6-7 founders to take part in a Pitch Deck Teardown. Mastering the Pitch Deck Pitches are critical in the quest for funding and first customers. Without further ado, here are your judges for the TC Early Stage Pitch Deck Teardown.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 26, 2020

This is the 3rd post in the “Startup Pitching” series. These are the projections for a royalty-based investment fund. View all posts in the “Startup Pitching” series. In this post we’ll go over advanced-level (301) techniques. The one (maybe two) number rule. Here is the normal way (BAD!!!!).

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2022

Long-term angel investing: Understanding capital requirements and how to find quality investments. But there’s a reason successful angel investors are few and far between: returns may take several years to materialize, and not all companies you want to invest in will want your money. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin/TechCrunch.

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Dream It

JANUARY 8, 2020

In the episode, Steve asked Ron about his “five slide pitch deck.” Ron says, “The number one thing I am evaluating as a seed investor is: Will institutional investors be beating down our door to invest in this company at a higher price before these funds run out?” Read Ron’s article on his five slide pitch deck here.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Selling a compelling vision is so critical that some investors weigh it more heavily than the pitch deck itself. Strategies for crafting a strong and compelling vision for your startup: Towards the end of your pitch, tell investors that “this is just the beginning” for your startup. It’s not about the slide deck.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 10, 2023

Stories, Slides, and Data Primary data set of public 3-minute pitches and 2-minute Q&As I have spent more than a decade coaching thousands of people on how to tell stories. As a result, I began meticulously cataloging the pitch conversations I listened to and ended up with nearly four hundred thousand words in transcript data.

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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. Thanks very much to everyone who took the time to respond!

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Dream It

MAY 29, 2019

Startup pitch meetings are pretty predictable. You walk into a venture fund’s conference room or Zoom room (if they’re progressive), pitch the partners, offer to answer their questions, maybe ask them a bland question or two, and then leave the meeting to await a response. What metrics do you need to see to invest in my company?

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Dream It

JUNE 12, 2019

When pitching investors, founders typically get one to two minutes to catch their attention. Here’s how to incorporate it into your pitch: Your deck’s first slide should be a cover slide that says your company name, your name, your contact information. Otherwise, why wouldn’t they tell me right away since it’s so critical?

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The new initiative includes a strategic partnership with the highly anticipated X-PITCH 2023, a global deeptech startup competition aimed at catalyzing the widespread adoption of cutting-edge technology across diverse industries. “We see immense potential in partnering with X-PITCH.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

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. Slides in this deck The team submitted this slide deck with the note that it was submitted exactly as it pitched it to the investors. Not all in good ways, but I’m getting slightly ahead of myself.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

Today, TechCrunch is virtually hosting TC City Spotlight: Columbus — an event shining a spotlight on the innovation, investment and entrepreneurship in the region. In true TechCrunch fashion, part two is a pitch-off with an amazing group of founders from the Ohio region. Register here for free.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

On our last episode of TechCrunch Live, we spoke with Wessler and Kindred Ventures’ Kanyi Maqubela to learn how its first fundraising deal came together and how Heartbeat’s pitch deck helped convince Kindred to invest. As we dove into the pitch deck, Wessler and Maqubela both highlighted an early slide (pictured below).

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2023

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.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 22, 2020

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. Too often people only pitch what they have, not where they’re going—and they forget that fundraising is selling tickets to the future, not asking for rewards for the past.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Today, TechCrunch is hosting TC Spotlight: Austin — a virtual event highlighting the innovation, investment and entrepreneurship in the region. In true TechCrunch fashion, part two is a pitch-off with an amazing group of of founders from the Texas region. The pitch-off is split into two segments. Register here for free.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

Investors think a great deal about a great number of things when considering an investment: How big is the market? In the context of building a great product, founders are creating an investment pitch that reflects their day-to-day life. How good is the founder-market fit? Is it venture-scale? That makes sense.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2023

But I’ve always found those same focuses to be especially in conflict with what it means to be an early-stage founder pitching your vision: You have to have Elon Musk-level ambition, big dreams and the ability to sell a company to investors before there are any real metrics behind it. I love seeing early pitch decks and term sheets too.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 26, 2023

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. University of Delaware’s Horn Entrepreneurship is the Startup302 competition’s sponsor.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Founders – pitch on stage with TechCrunch. Next month we’re back with the star-studded TC Sessions: Space – an event dedicated exploring all things innovation, investment and industry in the final frontier. Pitch your space tech startup. What are the qualifications to participate in Space Startup Pitch-Off?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

We even took a look at Rec Room’s earliest pitch deck, the seed that ultimately grew into a business that has raised nearly $150 million. This episode also featured the ECL Pitch-Off, where founders in the audience pitched their products and services to our expert guests to get their live feedback. Love is the answer.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 13, 2022

A Very Honest Guide to Writing Your Fundraise Pitch Deck How to optimise yours for success Congratulations! You know you need a pitch deck to do this and so fire up your slide software of choice and crack your knuckles, ready to wow. I often see pitch decks positioning themselves as a Seed raise but realistically are at Pre-Seed.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Most of the pitch deck teardowns to date (here’s a handy list of the more than 30 we have published so far ) have been for institutional funding rounds, typically in the millions or tens, even hundreds of millions of dollars raised. Slides in this deck Laoshi’s deck consists of 11 main slides and four appendix slides.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The company shared its pitch deck with us to take a deeper look, and so we will! 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. . Slide 7] Being the right team for the job is a crucial aspect of pitching. million) round of funding to change that.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The crew here at TechCrunch has done a lot of writing about making amazing pitch decks over the years, and I figured it was time that I put together a collection of all of it in one handy spot. Are you VC-investable? Before you start pitching. It’s also helpful to think about the order of slides in your pitch deck.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

Over the course of the past 10 weeks, I’ve taken apart 10 pitch decks as part of our Pitch Deck Teardown series. We want your pitch decks for our Pitch Deck Teardowns! All the decks had their own strengths and weaknesses, but there was one glaring omission from most of the decks I reviewed: an operating plan.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2023

If you’re an investor who wants to be included in future columns, email guestcolumns@techcrunch.com with “How to pitch me” in the subject line. Compared to a SaaS startup, the investment required to build a team, acquire research funding and ensure regulatory compliance can be staggering.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2023

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 so well done I want to, well, invest. I’m also including the full pitch deck, so you can get the full example!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

“Oftentimes, investors have a sense of whether a pitch is going to go somewhere within the first 15-20 minutes of a conversation.” We also asked each of them to name a pro forma pitch practices that founders should retire. Not all investors expect to invest in the next unicorn.”. ” Christine Tsai.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

“I was a pitch deck nerd even before giving a real pitch deck,” Ratner said. Of course, it takes practice to pitch well. This episode is a must-watch for anyone preparing a pitch. Ratner and Motamedi drew a straight line from a pitch to raising early funds, and the starting point is a clear message.

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