Venture Capital

Pitch Deck Series Part 6: What to send ahead of time

When building the funnel for a fundraising process, every entrepreneur will undoubtedly be asked at some point to send information to a prospective investor prior to meeting with that investor. This may not be the case with every…

Pitch Deck Series Part 5: Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication

Pitch Deck Series Part 4: Don’t Bury The Lead

In part 4 of this series, I want to address the title on each slide and how most…

Pitch Deck Series Part 2: Don’t Waste Your Cover Slide

Bitcoin’s Newest Use Case

One of the narratives around cryptocurrencies last year was that institutional investors were on the verge of getting into the asset class in a big way and that wave of new investment would fuel a run up in price. While some institutional investors have moved into this space, most…

Pitch Deck Series Part 1: Design your deck as a story, not a form that you fill out

Over the last 7 years, I have reviewed well over 10,000 pitch decks. I figured if the 10,000-hour rule applies to reviewing decks, then I might have some insight to share regarding what…

Capital Invested is Reaching 2000 Levels, Are Returns Destined to Suffer?

Did Cambridge Associates Just Bust Two Long Standing VC Myths?