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What do investors need from your problem slide?

TechCrunch

However, not all problems are worth solving. There are two common problems with the problem slide. Some founders are tempted to go way into the weeds on this slide, explaining the competitive landscape, market size, customer segments, value propositions and more. What is the problem? That is a mistake.

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The Team Slide is the most important slide in a startup pitch deck

TechCrunch

When a startup graduates and becomes a “real” company, with hundreds of employees and the first inklings of large amounts of revenue, you could argue that a Team Slide is less important. In other words: Is there a real problem here that people are willing to pay to solve? That is the question a Team Slide has to answer.

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When fundraising, anchor your company with the ‘why now?’ slide

TechCrunch

slide is a great addition to your story. Successful companies usually have these things in common: They were the right company, solving the right problem at the right time. ’ slide by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch Anchoring your company with a good “why now?”

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What’s the right order for the slides in your pitch deck?

TechCrunch

In my teardown for Encore’s pitch deck this week, for example (TechCrunch+ subscription required), the company starts with a team slide — that’s bold, and it works for some companies, but not for others. Many, probably most, of the people I work with haven’t given enough thought to the order of the slides.

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Exactly how Nintendo can avoid Joy-Con drift in Switch 2

Mashable Tech

So with the Switch 2 just weeks away from its official unveiling, here's everything you need to know about the Hall effect, and why it's the best solution for Nintendo's Joy-Con drift problem. Potentiometers are cheap and easy to mass produce, but the technology has one glaring problem. "It What causes Joy-Con drift?

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Never express your ‘use of funds’ slide as percentages

TechCrunch

When investors look at a startup slide deck, they are looking for something very specific. Yes, they want to know if the team is great and the market is huge and the problem is worth solving and the solution makes sense. This slide has two Texas-sized red flags. Also: Yeah, I “designed” this slide.

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How we built our investor presentation and raised $2 million

The Next Web

Some investors say you should always put the Team slide first, while others say you should save it until the end. Some say you need to include a slide about the problem you’re solving, while others say there are no such things as problems, only opportunities. Opportunity/Problem?—?What Who are you? Solution?—?How

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