Hi all! We bootstrapped through development and market product fit, and it’s time to bring on investors. We have meetings with great VCs lined up - do you have any recommendations or examples of great pitch decks? Thank you!! And wish us luck 🤞

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No one cares much about the presentation I've found. Just make it look professional. Focus on the demo of your product. That's what people care about. Understand your numbers, your market, and how you see your scale. How are you protecting your IP? How are you different then competition? How will you defend operational risk scenarios that put your business at risk? How does your business operate in up and down markets? Are you inflation impacted? Etc.

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Thank you for this. Making notes to address these in the deck. We’ll use it to facilitate the discussion, but the product is live, so will definitely highlight with demo!

Better not to copy anyone and retain your niche. Hire a professional pitch deck designer who can design a pitch deck basis your business

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Thank you! Would you happen to have any recommendations? We have marketing decks that describe the product, but I’d love to see some best ways to handle financial forecasts, valuation, etc.

What is your 30 second elevator pitch?

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You’re ready! Bob and weave around those questions with finesse

What's the product or service? I'm a VC partner and happy to help.

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DM me if you want another VC in the mix. This is in our wheelhouse.

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Hardware or software?

Software

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