10/6/22 - Kitchenary, pitching, coachability
by Parker · 77 things on Twos
- Pitch deck
- One pager
- Team & why you are the right team to solve this problem
- Solution - what it is and why it’s needed
- High level market size
- Ideal customer (or who you think is the ideal customer)
- Any traction to date
- If raising how much & use of funds
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- ✓ 30-60 sec video with blurb of who we are and Spartan Incubator
- 50 word write up
- High Tech connect is a 2 minute pitch
- ✓ Form with company links
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- Documents you need
- Articles of Incorporation
- Shareholder/subscription agreement
- Operating agreement
- Founders agreement
- How do you handle disputes, quitting, acquisition decisions, etc.
- 1 pager
- Highlight your best feature
- Financial plan
- Org charts
- Systems — data flow process
- Things that are automated
- Data room
- Folders with agreements, files, contracts, etc.
- Very important for investors to like you
- You could be curing cancer, but if they don't like you they won't invest in you
- If you’re on a roadshow you can pitch 5 VCs in a day
- They will suggest edits. You don’t need to take their advice
- Decks
- Master deck
- Icons
- Image
- Pitch deck for $$$
- Customer pitch deck
- Sales
- Tech/product
- Partner pitch deck
- Employee pitch deck
- Media pitch deck
- Analyts
- 6 things you need to build a successful company
- Team
- Trust
- Traction
- Technology
- Tenacity
- Timing
- Traits to be a successful CEO
- Passion
- Self confidence
- Problem solving skills
- Integrity
- Active listening
- Visionary
- Accountability
- Take ownership when you do something wrong
- Do what you say you’re going to do
- Innovativeness
- Pitching to a VC
- 5 minute to set up
- 2 VCs: managing partner ($$$), tech/marketing
- 15 chitchat
- Pitch for about 20-30 min, 10 slides
- 15 minutes for questions
- Understand the customer first
- Put something in front of them to understand them
- Ask them questions. What problem are they solving? What do you need?