Pitching Your Startup? Don’t Confuse Solution and Product Slides
A startup is a temporary organization searching for a repeatable and sustainable business model. Therefore, in the early stages of your startup, you have to be: Lean with the minimum organization to iterate through as many experiments as possible. Nimble, to move fast and adjust according to what you learn every day. Methodical to accelerate […]
Avoid these 3 Startup Fundraising Mistakes in 2023
Raising funds for your startup can be a daunting challenge. With the constantly changing technology landscape and increasing competition, securing the capital needed to ensure success is harder than ever. But often, entrepreneurs make mistakes that prevent them from achieving their funding goals. I get it. Fundraising is tough and intimidating, especially if you don’t […]
Without a Clear ASK Slide, Your Pitch Deck is Useless
You pitch VCs or investors to ask for funding in return for equity in your startup. The Ask slide is the climax of your pitch. Without it, your presentation is a waste of time for you and potential investors. While this slide is straightforward and relatively simple, it tells much about you and your startup. […]
The Art of Asking for a Customer Meeting
Conducting customer interviews is one of the most valuable ways for early-stage startups to get data about their product and market needs. By talking directly to potential customers, you can learn what they need, how to solve problems, whether there’s enough interest in your product or service, and what kind of value proposition makes sense […]
Drive Broad Conversations. Zoom on Strong Signals
Entrepreneurs often miss important learnings by spending time on trivial details when they interview customers. Understand the big picture before prematurely digging into the details. Interviewees will answer your questions even if the problem is not important to them. Bad conversation Me: Is building secure applications a priority? Developer: Yes. I want to write secure […]
