Lorenzo
@ldl
Lorenzo
2 slides you should cut from your deck
The email provides advice for startup founders on optimizing pitch decks by removing competition and exit strategy slides, emphasizing the importance of demonstrating execution speed and focusing on long-term growth potential.
LinkCompetition slide, and Exit Strategy slide
Hustle Fund
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It's done! I read 3,000 startup pitch decks. I wanted to find what the incredible pitches had in common. Was there a "secret ingredient" unifying them? YES. The 4 best (that VCs wanted intros to) had the same talking point:
Here’s what I’ll be looking for in the noise of the bull market (most specific to most general):
Decentralized AI
- Companies solving the real problem of web3 AI inference: getting web2 to use it.
- Companies solving the verifiable inference problem in really efficient ways.
- Companies enabling open public networks for decentralized training th... See more
Investors saying explicitely what type of startups they are looking fot
Strategyzer: Innovation Strategy & Training for Future-Ready Organizations
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Pinterest founder Ben Silbermann on the 3 lessons he learned about raising venture capital
“There are lots of ways for investors to say to no to you and I’m pretty sure I’ve heard all of them… And I’ve learned three important lessons that I think any entrepreneur should know if they’re starting the kind of company they think will need funding.”
T... See more
Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen explains why your initial vision for your company is probably wrong
When Ryan first applied to Y Combinator he wanted Flexport to be “TurboTax for customs.” But that vision changed a lot. As Ryan explains:
“The more you learn and the more customers you talk to and the more vendors you talk to, the more you realize how s... See more