Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2010

A perfect round number is ten slides, with the right content, that can be covered in ten minutes. Most advisors will tell you to write the business plan first (20-30 pages), then distill the key points into a set of Microsoft PowerPoint slides for standup presentations to potential investors. Funding requirements and use of funds.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 17, 2018

In June, the company said 10 of 37 patients with localized prostate cancer in its Phase 2b study who received the treatment reported a clinically significant response. The news sent the San Diego, CA-based biotech’s stock plunging 40 percent. Six of the 10 saw ablation, or elimination, of the treated tumors.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2019

Motherboard--citing an internal company slide presentation from Ring--said people were encouraged to report on their neighbors in exchange for discount codes and "swag" from Ring, after creating a new "Digital Neighborhood Watch" program.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2019

If you present slide after slide and if this becomes a download of too much information and not enough of a discussion then people’s attention spans wane. The best board meetings are discussions and debates about the business yet many executive teams spent their time wanting to walk through hours of slides on how great they’re doing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2020

If you have ten minutes, that means no more than ten slides. I’ve seen several presentations that never moved past the first slide before running out of time. I outlined what investors expect to see in an old article “ Adding Slides Does Not Enhance Your Investor Pitch. Then match your pace to cover all the material.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2020

housing market continues to slide due to the economic aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. percent of all homes, with about 216,000 of those homes in the process of foreclosure; the company said about 7,960 (3.7 According to ATTOM Data, it tracked 1.5 READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Avoid PowerPoint and graphic slide presentations. He, like Steve Jobs, believes the process of generating a short written narrative forces a clarity of thinking not found in visual slide presentations. I urge all of you to think of your company journey as a lifetime, rather than a sprint.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2017

Huntington Beach-based AnyMeeting , which operates an online meeting service, has been acquired by another company, according to insiders and investors at the company. AnyMeeting offers up an online service which lets users run webinars, run online meetings, share screens and slides, and much more.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 19, 2017

I discovered the power of ownership early in my management career, establishing an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), once popular as incentive compensation as well as a tax write-off for corporations and even a way to slowly transfer ownership of a company from the founders to the employees.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 11, 2019

An entrepreneur pitches using a deck with no slide for competition. Whether you have not been able to find companies doing “something like” the plan, or you has not considered the most obvious killer of new ideas – doing nothing, it is a faux pas that should never be allowed to happen. We investors see this all the time.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 26, 2010

The “competition slide&# of your investment deck is such a great opportunity to talk about how you’re positioned (premium product vs. economical product? Here’s some thoughts on the competition slide and also how to talk about it: Competition. The Harvey Ball slide should in a way just be a depiction of this strategy.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

Bijan Sabet – investor & board member in some small companies you might have heard of like Twitter, Tumblr, Boxee & OMGPOP – took issue with the whole notion that you even need a Powerpoint deck anymore. First, if it’s an early stage company, I don’t need to see a powerpoint deck. I funded them 8 weeks later.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

These range from companies pitching me to portfolio companies presenting at board meetings. Assign out slides: The best way to involve your team members is to assign out slides they will own. But I find when you don’t assign slides that each person owns often the quiet team members get silenced.

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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 worst behaved will literally never be on the slide you’re presenting. In slides, less is almost always more.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

I am fond of quoting that about 70% of my investment decision of an early-stage company is the team. How you build out your team in the first few years can have a huge impact on the trajectory of your company. So I naturally spend much time with the companies in which I invest helping them: recruit. figure out roles.

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socalTECH

MARCH 18, 2009

But it turns out that parents who used the site only wanted basic features, like the ability to see a picture of their kids sliding into third base. When he launched eteamz, Brians vision was for a comprehensive site that organized youth sports. Brian suggests taking Guy Kawasakis advice. When you launch, dont worry.

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socalTECH

JUNE 12, 2014

GumGum offers up in-image photo advertising technology, which slides in ads in photographs and images. The company is backed by NEA, Upfront Ventures, First Round Capital and Crosscut Ventures. L''Oreal will show ads for dark hair coloring products based on images with brown or black hair. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Companies like Airbnb, Uber, Zappos, and Whole Foods are setting the example, and leading the way in profitability and purpose. Companies that offer value beyond their product or service, for social and environmental good, are seen as leading the way forward to a shared future abundance. Good stories make us think and make us feel.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Alelo's software has been widely used by the military to help train troops before deployment, to learn local cultures and behavior; the company's software tools replace less effective slide shows, videos, websites, and live instruction, and uses videogaming engines to create immersive environments. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Along the way, Khosla has invested in a range of startup companies—including several tackling radiology, cardiology, and mental health (see slide and list at bottom)—that are. It’s been quite a ride since then. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2013

In my first enterprise software company we developed a methodology for sales that we called PUCCKA. ” In truth many companies had no idea why they actually needed Facebook Likes but there was still a pain point. ” It’s a reason a company would buy. This article initially appeared on Inc. Click here.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

I also recently wrote a post about a company that came in for a presentation and never even got the slides out or presented a demo. Tell them about your personal background but also tell the story about how the idea for the company came about and talk about the early days. They’re partially right. It’s a fine line.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Understand Personality Types – One of the benefits of working for a big company (Accenture) was that we had lots of speakers come in and train us in topics like leadership, creativity, presentations, strategy, etc. Don’t dwell on this slide for ever. I’ll usually tolerate this for 2-3 slides or 5-7 minutes.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Don’t confuse this with a tour-de-force education on the finer details of how your company operations. In any speech I do that is information rich I often have a summary slide at the end with the key points I want them to remember. They simply need to know: who has a problem? how are you solving this problem? Oh wait, there is.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2022

His studies show that companies at this stage show five key characteristics, which I believe every startup should strive to achieve from the very beginning: Decision making. The ability to readily make and consistently implement decisions. As a startup, you need to walk before you can run.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2015

If you have ten minutes, that means no more than ten slides. I’ve seen several presentations that never moved past the first slide before running out of time. I outlined what investors expect to see in an old article “ Adding Slides Does Not Enhance Your Investor Pitch. Then match your pace to cover all the material.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2022

For example, you must forego the traditional meeting approach, where a team member presents a slide deck with all the background and multiple solution options on an issue, and asks you for a decision. Long meetings behind closed doors are draining for you and not productive for the company toward these objectives. Marty Zwilling.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 5, 2011

A major disadvantage of a public Big Dumb Company (BDC), as well as one that works closely with governmental agencies, is the degree to which they are forced to publicly disclose otherwise confidential information. As noted in Competitive Sleuthing , some partners routinely share information about the companies with whom they are working. .

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 12, 2010

We led off with a discussion about Slide being acquired by Google, which was breaking news in the time slot where we filmed this episode. Specifically we talked about Slide having gotten a $550 million valuation before being sold to Google for $182 million. He said it’s best to talk about valuation only when you sell (if at all).

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2021

With the right focus on search engine optimization, or the help of companies like ReputationDefender , you can usually push negative links out of sight into the swamp of the Internet. On the other hand, if you let your reputation slide early to be “cool,” it may take a lifetime to recover. Remove unwanted content, where possible.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2013

If you have ten minutes, that means no more than ten slides. I’ve seen several presentations that never moved past the first slide before running out of time. I outlined what investors expect to see in another article “ Adding Slides Does Not Enhance Your Investor Pitch. Then match your pace to cover all the material.

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Tech.Co

MAY 22, 2018

While it might be tempting to put everything you can into a slide presentation and tell the whole story, too much information could distract the investor and potentially lose your momentum. Try to keep the presentation tight, 10 slides is ideal,” Gruber said. Also keep the slides clean and easy to read. Why is it your passion?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2021

Companies like Airbnb, Uber, Zappos, and Whole Foods are setting the example, and leading the way in profitability and purpose. Companies that offer value beyond their product or service, for social and environmental good, are seen as leading the way forward to a shared future abundance. Good stories make us think and make us feel.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2017

Management teams whisk through slides trying to get through a presentation to share how great things are going and they are eager to get through the meeting so they can get back to their real jobs. The board’s job is to review the company’s financial performance and strategy and help provide counsel to the executive team.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

There has been only a little slide , however, in the state’s projected rejection of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump.). million), are all drug companies. If everyone were to get those prices, drug companies would take a big hit. Drug companies have already poured tens of millions of dollars into the campaign.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

If you have ten minutes, that means no more than ten slides. I’ve seen several presentations that never moved past the first slide before running out of time. I outlined what investors expect to see in an old article “ Adding Slides Does Not Enhance Your Investor Pitch. Then match your pace to cover all the material.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2019

Even if it’s only a few PowerPoint slides or typed paragraphs, writing something down is the first step toward making it real. Before you know it, you will have a ten-slide pitch that you can use to gauge interest from potential customers, as well as friends, family, and early investors.

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