Well, that was unexpected! #LebanonProtest
I have been fortunate to travel to some amazing places in my life. I never take it for granted. I grew up in a small town and didn’t get on a plane until I was 20. (Edited to correct the hashtag) What I love about working with founders is that the defy amazing odds and
Read MoreThe Only 10 Slides You Need in Your Pitch – Refreshed (it’s 13)
For years I’ve been directing founders to the Guy Kawasaki ten, twenty, thirty, (10 20 30) PowerPoint Slides blog post. It’s a great post about decks and very relevant if you have an idea vs. a product and business you want to communicate, or if you’re early in the pitching process or preparing for an
Read MoreVenture Ready Checklist – Bahrain
Take the Survey I’m excited to join you for Flat6 Bahrain bootcamp. We’ll use this survey to evaluate your startup both before and after the program – it will help identify areas of strengths and weaknesses in your startup. Dave Parker How do investors evaluate your startup company? Let me take some of the mystery
Read MoreVenture Ready Checklist – Beirut Oct 2019
Take the Survey I’m excited to join you in Beirut Lebanon with Flat6 Labs starting in October 2019! We’ll use this survey to evaluate your startup both before and after the program – it will help identify areas of strengths and weaknesses in your startup. Dave Parker How do investors evaluate your startup company? Let
Read MoreVenture Ready Checklist – KC
Take the Survey I’m excited to join you in Kansas City with OHUB starting in September 2019! We’ll use this survey to evaluate your startup both before and after the program – it will help identify areas of strengths and weaknesses of your company and idea. Dave Parker How do investors evaluate your startup company?
Read MoreHow to Price your Startup Product
How are software prices determined? You have a new startup product and SaaS company! Congratulations, how are you going to price the product? Pricing is based on research and data – not opinion or passion. To have a sustainable business you’ll need to make money. This presentation was originally provided to the WTIA Cohort Program.
Read MoreCreating a Successful Startup Board
This has been promoted to its own page A Startup Board of Directors or Advisory Board is very different than a board of directors for a public company or a mature company. We’re trying to get you to scale, we’re not worried about public stock prices yet. I joined my first outside Board in 2003
Read MoreMad Libs Pitch for Startup Companies (Updated)
This is taken from Adeo Ressi’s Madlibs Pitch at Founder Institute (www.fi.co). I’ve added a couple of items in the summary, the first is – how do you make money? Something important to all investors. The second is where do you need help? What question do you want investors to ask after you’re done with
Read MoreEvery Pitch that Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
I was at an “Allocators Conference” this week in Miami for a project. The idea of an allocator conference was new to me. It’s speed dating for investors to meet investment funds. The “allocators” are from family offices, pensions, and large investor to find new investment options. It’s not startups pitching their companies. See the
Read MoreHow to do a Monthly Investor Update
How to do a monthly investor update for Startup Founders.
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