Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2014

Net out the problem and your solution in the first 30 seconds. A perfect size is ten slides, with the right content, that can be covered in ten minutes. Successful startups are all about the right people with the right stuff. Executive summary glossy. Investor and strategic partner pitch.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Startup Writing Slides 108

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2013

It’s easy to forget that your new office rent asks for first, last, and security; new utilities require an escrow account; and new vendors want immediate payment for the first couple of months, before they offer the normal net 30 terms. They pay just the smallest bills and let the rest slide. Then there are the Founders that overreact.

Startup 114

Startup Sales Layoffs Slides 114

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

If you want the full SlideShare deck with many slides not in either post it’s in this link –> The LA Tech Market. But our best Internet software engineers have historically been exported on a net basis to the Bay Area. And here is your moment of zen … the full deck with many additional slides.

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2016

It’s easy to forget that your new office rent asks for first, last, and security; new utilities require an escrow account; and new vendors want immediate payment for the first couple of months, before they offer the normal net 30 terms. They pay just the smallest bills and let the rest slide. Then there are the founders that overreact.

Startup 64

Startup Sales Layoffs Slides 64

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

People are even talking about “decacorns" -- investable companies with net worth now exceeding $10 billion -- like Dropbox and Pinterest. After viewing your slide deck, if investors are still interested in your startup, they will ask for a deep-dive meeting to drill in on any hard questions before commencing due diligence.

Startup 57

Startup Software Review Equity Invest 57

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2010

I covered this a bit in my post about the market definition slide in fund raising. I’m not saying that you need a 30-tab Excel spreadsheet modeling out 5 year’s of detailed profit & loss accounts with gross and net margins that would be realistic for year 5. Explain how you’ll solve the problem.

Product 348

Product Startup Design Blogging 348

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Even investors and experienced founders are caught in the same net as recently educated graduates looking to build companies. Slide taken from MorganLewis Immigration presentation. Take the U.S. category E visa for investors as a prime example of the recent troubles. Requires an employer.

Technical Review 77

Technical Review Startup Offshore Entrepreneur 77

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

There is an exemption from the requirements that these investors be accredited with net worth or income minimums to qualify legally to invest in your company. You will have to hone your story well, down to fifteen minutes and perhaps fifteen slides in your presentation. We’ll call these “inside angels.”

Equity 156

Equity Technical Review Class Organization 156

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Be sure to net out the opportunity and the solution in the first thirty seconds. In my experience as an angel investor, the perfect pitch length is ten slides, outlining the business problem, your solution, opportunity sizing, competition, and financial projections for the next five years. Make it light, but factual.

Ideas 126

Ideas Slides Sample Examples 126

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

When I need to give a speech and I’m writing a slide for my deck, I think up the story in my mind that I’m going to tell for this slide. I cranked out 20+ slides based on this pre-existing metaphor of media in my head. I have a high fear of failure that acts as my safety net. No matter.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356