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Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Naval Ravikant (Fundraising)
by Scott Edward Walker on June 26th, 2011
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series entitled “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we are sharing a bonus video: the first keynote address at the 7th Founder Showcase in San Francisco entitled “The Anatomy of a Fundable Startup,” presented by Naval Ravikant. This is the bookend to Mark Suster’s address, “Getting Funded in a Frothy Market” (which we posted on Friday).
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Tags: Angellist, Founder Showcase, founders, Naval Ravikant, New York, seed-stage, silicon valley, social proof, startup, Venture Hacks
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5 Common Mistakes in Pitch Decks
by Scott Edward Walker on September 29th, 2010
Introduction
As a corporate lawyer for entrepreneurs, I am often asked to review “pitch decks” or “decks.” A deck is a collection of PowerPoint slides created by founders to raise funds from investors. The deck can be sent to investors as a stand-alone document (e.g., via email) or it can be used in conjunction with an in-person presentation. I am generally happy to give my input with respect to decks — with the caveat that I’m a lawyer, not an investor. That being said, here are five common mistakes that I often see:
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Tags: Dave McClure, deck, entrepreneurs, Fred Wilson, Guy Kawasaki, investors, Jason Calacanis, Kleiner, Komisar, pitch, pitch deck, vc, Venture Hacks
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