Entrepreneur Invest Screening Slides 
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 15, 2011
. - A tale of two pitches (I eventually invested in the first company that pitched). It’s any meeting where you are in a small room and are being called on to present on some form of overhead slides. The problem is that the people your presenting to are forced to choose between looking at you and looking at the screen.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
A few months ago I wrote a post called “ Invest in Lines, Not Dots.&# It was my investment philosophy that observing teams’ performance over time was far more insightful than reacting to how good of a product demo they do, how good they present Powerpoint slides or how great tech blogs say they are. Let me explain.
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InfoChachkie
JULY 1, 2013
You are an entrepreneur – go for it. If you are forced to display financial data, ensure that the slides are unintelligible. Make it clear you do not know their investment focus (e.g., nor did you take the time to research the investor''s investment portfolios. Limit the use of pictures or graphs on your slides.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
The Gust Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial angel screening. Prepare an investment-grade business plan.
InfoChachkie
JULY 1, 2013
You are an entrepreneur – go for it. If you are forced to display financial data, ensure that the slides are unintelligible. Make it clear you do not know their investment focus (e.g., nor did you take the time to research the investor''s investment portfolios. Limit the use of pictures or graphs on your slides.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 16, 2009
This is part of my new series on what makes an entrepreneur successful. I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs. Thinking out loud – I’m sure that’s important for entrepreneurs as well. If you haven’t spent time over there you should.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 13, 2011
I believe in this so much that, despite my post advising you to be prepared for the *norm* in VC, I wrote a post about a company that came in for a presentation and never even got the slides out or presented a demo. I think the norm in the industry is still to see Powerpoint slides and I wouldn’t hold this against anybody.
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