Screening Slides Technical Review Venture Capital 
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 24, 2018
In order to understand how to “get to yes” with a VC you first need to understand how VC partnerships make decisions and then you can understand how to increase your odds of closing a deal. VC Partnerships Start by understanding how many partners are at the firm you are approaching. Reciprocity is equally destructive.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 21, 2023
Even if you have booked an hour with a VC, you should plan to talk only for the first fifteen minutes. Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation. Equally bad is a full tutorial on your new disruptive technology. If you have ten minutes, that means no more than ten slides.
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Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 29, 2020
Even if you have booked an hour with a VC, you should plan to talk only for the first fifteen minutes. Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation. Equally bad is a full tutorial on your new disruptive technology. If you have ten minutes, that means no more than ten slides.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 19, 2015
Even if you have booked an hour with a VC, you should plan to talk only for the first fifteen minutes. Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation. Equally bad is a full tutorial on your new disruptive technology. If you have ten minutes, that means no more than ten slides.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 30, 2013
Even if you have booked an hour with a VC, you should plan to talk only for the first fifteen minutes. Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation. Equally bad is an extended pitch on your new disruptive technology. If you have ten minutes, that means no more than ten slides.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
Even if you have booked an hour with a VC, you should plan to talk only for the first fifteen minutes. Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation. Equally bad is a full tutorial on your new disruptive technology. If you have ten minutes, that means no more than ten slides.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 22, 2012
Even if you have booked an hour with a VC, you should plan to talk only for the first fifteen minutes. Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation. Equally bad is an extended pitch on your new disruptive technology. If you have ten minutes, that means no more than ten slides.
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