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Tony Raccio and Max's avatar

Great common sense perspective! Founders love their product or service and want to expound on the beauty and technical capabilities but that is not always what investors like to hear. This is a good guide which I will be sharing with the startups I advise.

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Yesim Ozsoz's avatar

Still early in my own VC journey, and this really helped frame the gap between good ideas and investable ones. Bookmarking this — thank you.

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Robert Ta's avatar

A compelling pitch is about telling a story that makes funding feel inevitable.

The right timing, the right framing, and the right urgency can turn a conversation into an investing commitment.

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