Pitch Questions

Every VC and funded startup says that venture capitalists invest in the team, not the idea.By that logic, shouldn't your pitch mostly be about the team's experience?Also, How can you highlight your...

Ideas Venture Capital Pitch Founders Team

asked May 7 '14 at 13:25

Denise Crabill
16 points

How does one determine the "market size" for a business opportunity. Lets presume I'm selling mugs. How do I figure out what the market size for mugs is?

Pitch Research Market Analysis Market Research

asked Jun 4 '14 at 15:55

Dolores Jensen
6 points

I'm trying to (unsuccessfully) connect with a partner at a VC firm, but most likely would be able to with another partner. Would it be okay for me to try to get the main partner to lead our round...

Funding Partner Venture Capital Pitch

asked Jun 4 '14 at 20:58

Norman Carrero
12 points

Apart from a pitch deck, what assets should I have ready to send to investors on AngelList?Since all the deals on AngelList are done remotely (unless the investor is local to you and you meet them...

Pitch Angel Investors Angellist Angel Investors

asked Jun 9 '14 at 14:59

Kris Vesey
7 points

What type of content should an executive summary have when a venture capitalist requests one?Any tips on things to avoid and include in an executive summary? Things like length of the summary,...

Funding Venture Capital Pitch Fundraising Execution

asked Jul 9 '14 at 12:27

Cynthia Johnston
6 points

What are some questions that entrepreneurs should ask venture capitalists after pitching their business / idea?To put another way, what things should we as founders be looking for to ensure taking...

Funding Venture Capital Pitch

asked Sep 3 '14 at 20:12

Annette Smith
9 points

It seems that either revenue or traction are the biggest factors in being able to easily get venture capital. Should one pursue trying to raise money without either of those factors? At the moment...

Funding Venture Capital Pitch Investors MVP

asked May 28 '14 at 21:41

Cheryl Febus
14 points

What kind of future financial projections do angel investors want to see for a early stage startup? I've seem companies provide projections when they are raising a Series A round or higher, but is...

Pitch Financial Seed Funding Capital Angel Investors

asked May 22 '14 at 15:00

Vernon Hampton
4 points

We have spent a lot of time creating variations of pitch decks for our business and closed a small angel round. Could we continue to use the decks for other purposes now that funding is over?What...

Marketing Pitch Deck Startups

asked May 13 '14 at 14:13

Leann Dement
11 points

A prominent VC firm called us to pitch our business to them. Should we use their name recognition to get intros to other VCs as well?Is this something that most startups do?

Venture Capital Pitch Introduction

asked Apr 25 '14 at 14:43

Zachary Faucher
11 points

What techniques to improve your public speaking skills are the fastest to implement? I will be pitching our business to a few VCs next week (first time doing so) and public speaking is my weakest...

Pitch Personal Skill Public Speaking

asked Apr 6 '14 at 12:59

Stuart Dotson
2 points

Regardless of traction, many angels and VCs still ask this question. What is a good way to respond to it?Let's assume you are pitching Viber and an investor says "Doesn't WhatsApp do this same...

Venture Capital Pitch Investors

asked Mar 30 '14 at 11:55

Goldie Hartman
52 points

What are some phrases startup founders love using that you shouldn't while pitching to investors?

Pitch Founders Investors Startups

asked Mar 8 '14 at 03:27

Earl Shellman
55 points

How many slides should an ideal pitch deck have?What are your thoughts on having some subtle humor to keep the investor's attention span in check?

Pitch Investment

asked Mar 20 '14 at 20:14

Teresa Sanchez
135 points

I am creating a pitch deck to potentially raise a series A round and not sure where to start for projections. How do early stage startups calculate the market size and future projections when there...

Venture Capital Pitch Financial Series A

asked Mar 16 '14 at 02:21

Fernando Douglas
35 points

What data do angel investors want to see in a pitch deck? Better yet, are there any public successful pitch decks that people have used to raise over $500K from angels?

Pitch Investors Deck Angel Investors

asked Mar 10 '14 at 13:36

Robert Collins
160 points

I am a software developer turned startup founder who is good at executing things. One thing I dread though is speaking in front of an audience, no matter how big or small.This is holding me back...

Pitch Founders Startups Public Speaking

asked Mar 7 '14 at 12:39

Ramon Atwood
30 points

I don't have any contacts that could provide me an intro to a vc firm or angel investors. I have, however, found that many VCs' email addresses can be easily found on their websites or personal...

Venture Capital Pitch Email Investors

asked Mar 5 '14 at 12:38

Henry Nielsen
25 points

I have a unique product that has a verified market but no competitors right now offering anything similar. Should I spend time and money patenting my concept before launching and pitching to...

Launch Pitch Patent Copyright Investors

asked Mar 5 '14 at 07:50

Jon Noles
100 points

We're a team of 4 (two of us are founders) and the other two are early employees. When we go pitch VCs to try and raise a seed round, should the entire team go or just my co-founder and I? One...

Venture Capital Pitch

asked Feb 7 '14 at 14:22

Zohra Sahertian
26 points