Alon Grinshpoon

See a deck that Alon used to close $5M from top VCs in a difficult macro environment.

YC Founder Just Closed $5M: echo3D's CEO, Alon Grinshpoon shares his winning deck

Acknowledge the fear but move from pitching to evaluatingThey were funded by consulting projects before burning the boats and raising moneyYou know more VCs than you think, leverage the mutual connection

Acknowledge the fear but move from pitching to evaluating They were funded by consulting projects before burning the boats and raising money You know more VCs than you think, leverage the mutual connection

Bain Capital & Battery Invested: Fulcrum's Founder, Sunny Han - moving from pitching to evaluating

- Who are the best angel investors for your cap table?- How he considers definability as you solve a big and hard problem

- Who are the best angel investors for your cap table?- How he considers definability as you solve a big and hard problem

$400M+ AUM, Defy.vc's Bob Rosin; why, when & how to get the best angel investors

Live in the shoes of a VC for one day, and it will change how you fundraise as a founder.

Dcode Capital; Nailing Your VC Empathy

Andrew Levy

Building relationships within the startup and VC community is key to raising a successful round in the future. Relationships aren't supposed to be transactional, they are built over time mutually.

Aircover's Co-Founder & CEO, Andrew Levy: Facetime-Still-Matters

Listen to hear what they look for in a pitch and what to avoid. Hint - brevity is your friend ;)

Bling Capital's Eric Theis & Charlie Pinto on oversubscribing your next round

Investor updates can help you build relationships with VCs who aren't investors, yet.

Paperstreet's Founder: 2 Things To Consider In Your Updates

Duy Vo

LEAD

Being vulnerable and staying true to yourself will help you find the investors that really want you.

$18M+ Raised, Duy Vo, CEO of Productfy; lead with your strength and be vulnerable

Showing a VC how they may need your startup's services can be the most convincing way to convey that there is a need for your product.

$81M Raised, Klue's Founder shares questions to ask VCs during a pitch

When you're just starting, all you have is your team. VCs emphasize team experience the most when reviewing decks.

DocSend's Head of Research shares the importance of sharing your organic story

Tactics &amp; strategies to oversubscribe your next round.

Calling to set up a meeting can be the most efficient way of outreach.

$588M AUM, OUP's Principal, Manny Stockman shares the importance of simply picking up the phone (not Zoom)

Incrementally send your decks to VCs so you can constantly improve it, rather than sending it to every VC all at once.

$350M+ AUM, Touchdown Ventures's Alex Nwaka shares the importance of getting back-channel feedback on your deck

Being genuine when sharing your risks with investors builds real trust rather than creating false trust with hype.

$3M Raised & 15 Angel Investments: CEO of NachoNacho, Sanjay Goel Shares His First Principles In Fund Raising

Mike Potter

Sharing all your data from the start will save you time and help you filter the VCs that are genuinely interested.

$80M Raised, Rewind's CEO, Mike Potter: The Power of Oversharing With Investors

Aydin Mirzaee

Make sure your company's vision aligns with the VC's ultimate goals to ensure an effective and lasting partnership.

Fellow.app's CEO, Aydin Mirzaee: Seek-100x-ROI

Jonny Price

Letting your customer base invest will help expand your network and increase customer enthusiasm.

WeFunder's VP of Fundraising, Jonny Price: Community-Rounds?

Using a VC's social media presence can help give you an idea if their general views align with yours.

Realworld's Founder & CEO, Genevieve Bellaire: Consuming Investor's Content

Adam Roberts

Using crowdfunding and syndicates to expedite the fundraising process.

WeFunder's Founder in Residence; Adam Roberts talks about tandem-investing

James Murphy

You'll know after a pitch who really wants to invest, and playing games with them won't help. Making your pitch easy to digest, with all needed information on it, will help VCs think when they're reflecting on your pitch. Don't sell yourself short. Aim for an addressable market over $10 billion.

You'll know after a pitch who really wants to invest, and playing games with them won't help. Making your pitch easy to digest, with all needed information on it, will help VCs think when they're reflecting on your pitch. Don't sell yourself short. Aim for an addressable market over $10 billion.

Forum Ventures's General Partner, James Murphy: Predestined-Investor

Gil Feig

Using 'committed' clients as traction can be sufficient for firms to know that there is a market for your product.

$19.5M Merge's Founder, Gil Feig - Getting Pre Customer Commits & Showing In Your Deck

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