Dream It

JANUARY 8, 2020

In the episode, Steve asked Ron about his “five slide pitch deck.” This is your opportunity to highlight exactly what your advantages are. Take this opportunity to answer many basic questions without being evasive. Now is the opportunity to leave them excited about the company. Show a schedule and milestones.

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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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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

After attending TechCrunch Early Stage last week, I was cheered to meet so many first-time founders and experienced investors who are looking for opportunities. 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.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2023

We’ll talk about opportunity in the sector in a post-pandemic landscape — and how he landed investor patience. We’d love to have you participate in Pitch Practice , where you’ll have 2 minutes to pitch the show’s guests and get 4 minutes of feedback. Come join us virtually at 12:00 p.m. Register here. Got a startup?

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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

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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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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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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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. Steve Barsh.

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TechCrunch

JULY 4, 2022

A lot of pitch decks I review have a slide that really shouldn’t be there: the exit strategy slide. As an early-stage startup, it’s downright nonsensical, and it shouldn’t be part of your pitch deck at all. TechCrunch+ is having an Independence Day sale! Save 50% on an annual subscription here.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

We’ll talk about opportunity in the sector in a post-pandemic landscape — and how he landed investor patience. We’d love to have you participate in Pitch Practice , where you’ll have 2 minutes to pitch the show’s guests and get 4 minutes of feedback. On this episode of TechCrunch Live taking place on April 26 at 12 p.m.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

It’s my pleasure to announce FabuLingua won today’s City Spotlight: Austin pitch-off! Mark Begert pitched his company to three Austin-based investors who found his messaging and pitch to be clear, concise and easy to follow. Two other companies presented in the Austin pitch-off.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

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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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. . Clear vision of the opportunity. Slide 7] Being the right team for the job is a crucial aspect of pitching.

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2021

TC Sessions: Mobility, which takes place on June 9, features the top minds and makers, draws thousands of attendees, fosters collaborative community and creates a networking environment ripe with opportunities. You can highlight your pitch deck, run a video loop and/or host live demos. And video-on-demand means you won’t miss out.

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Dream It

MARCH 8, 2019

The audience will be highly curated creating powerful networking opportunities with C-level executives from Developers, Owners, Associations, Construction Companies, Multifamily Offices, Architects, Growth Stage Startups, Strategics, Commercial Developers and more. Will you be there? DM us on Twitter to set up a time to meet!

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2023

Somewhere in that latticework of challenges, there’s an opportunity, which BusRight jumped on. 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. I’m also including the full pitch deck, so you can get the full example!

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Uniquely, the company has actually published all of its past funding decks publicly, which means this is a rare opportunity to follow a company’s journey from its first growth funding round all the way through to the present. ” So, let’s see how knowledge of market position translates into a pitch story.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

I'm not a journalist by trade so I'm really not an appropriate person to pitch in such an automated way. To deal with these pitches, I just created a Gmail canned response: "Hi, this is a canned response in response to your canned pitch. I'm not, however, the appropriate person to send a "blogger pitch" to.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

million at a $12 million valuation , and I managed to talk it into letting me share its pitch deck with you to see how the company wove its story to its investors. 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. . The company recently raised $2.5

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2023

Pitch Deck Teardown: Gable’s $12M Series A deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch Here’s what it included: Cover slide Team slide Market context slide (“The revolution of remote work”) Problem slide No. 1 (“Employee view”) Product slide No. 1 Case study slide No.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

They typically don’t have the benefit of the specialized software and tech to help make everything run smoother, but that’s where Vori saw an opportunity. The company agreed to share the pitch deck it used to raise a $10 million Series A so I can take a closer look. (It

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

Today, we’re taking a closer look at the pitch deck it used to raise its pre-seed round. 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. . Well, that’s the world Five Flute wants to live in. The company raised a $1.2 Slides in this deck.

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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. Thanks very much to everyone who took the time to respond to these questions in such detail. There’s plenty of tactical advice here, and much more to come.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

And, because Disrupt is highly interactive, you’ll have plenty of opportunity to engage, ask questions and receive answers. Admit one: Buy your TC Disrupt 2021 pass — for less than $100 — and go find or create the opportunities that can help you move your business forward. Soak up the pitch deck teardowns and the VC presentations.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 19, 2021

The elevator pitch as we know it today comes from Hollywood. An aspiring screenwriter would corner an unsuspecting executive in an elevator and pitch his/her concept during the time it took to go one floor. If the executive liked the pitch they would stay on until their floor. That’s not an elevator pitch. Where to begin?

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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. Before you start pitching. It’s also helpful to think about the order of slides in your pitch deck.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Most pitches get wrong. Market size is crucial. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2023

Your first slide is obviously important for a pitch deck; first impressions count, and having a solid introduction goes a long way. As a founder, you have an opportunity to influence how someone summarizes your company. You need a closing slide When pitching, you start with your best stuff first and go from there.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

I’m an absolute sucker for a well-designed pitch deck, and as an animal lover, it’s hard not to immediately fall in love with that adorable dog on the cover slide. Today’s pitch deck teardown is the deck tele-veterinarian company Dutch used to raise its $20 million Series A that Aisha reported on earlier this year.

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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. How to pitch me: 4 VCs share what they’re looking for in March 2022. All of the above!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Three days packed with possibilities, and early-stage founders can wring every ounce of opportunity out of them with an Early-Stage Startup Demo Package. In-person networking opportunities — in your demo area, in breakout sessions, roundtable sessions and through CrunchMatch, our free AI-powered networking platform.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

This means the CISO deciding whether or not to onboard your product has less time, budget and staff than in recent years, and your pitch has to be that much better to make the cut. billion in 2026, so opportunity remains plentiful. There’s no more room for a good product winning over a CISO despite a bad pitch.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 23, 2022

On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, beginning at 2:00 PM, the teams pitched their business concepts to a panel of independent judges for a cash prize of up to $10,000! In addition, the zoom audience members had the opportunity to vote for their favorite presentation and award a cash prize of $1,000 in the People’s Choice Award.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

We’ve heard from nearly 50 companies focusing on things like digital health, small business loans, patent development, robotics and clean tech, and we’ll be picking three companies to pitch live during the event on June 29th. Simply fill out this form and your company could be chosen to pitch during the event. Pittsburgh Pitch-off.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

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. That represents the first time I’ve been able to include appendix slides as part of a pitch deck teardown. I’m psyched to share this with you — LFG ! Slides in this deck. Cover slide.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2022

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. . Card Blanch’s deck consists of just 12 slides, and the team tells us that it is exactly as pitched without redactions. Let’s dive right in! Slides in this deck. Cover slide. Problem slide.

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