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We’ve glamorized the wrong heroes. Startups raise $5M and celebrate. But they have no revenue. No profit. No product-market fit. Just a deck, a dream, and a burn rate. Meanwhile, there’s a quiet founder pulling $40k/month from a boring SaaS with 0

Raising Pre-Seed Money? Here’s What No One Tells You Pre-seed funding’s brutal—investors want traction before you’ve barely started. Here’s the secret: strong personal branding can tip the scales. Early founders who share their vision online,

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did we get pre seed before anything like just pitch the idea to investors and get

Startup Founders! Pitching Soon? Let’s Make Sure You Nail It. Hi founders, I’m Karunya Kranthi Kumar, founder of SlideCraftzz, where I help early-stage startups build investor-ready pitch decks that tell your story clearly and visually impress. ✅ 2

idk why my last post didn't get enough of the reach when I was just offering free pitch decks to 3 startup founders in exchange of exposure. you start-up owners have no idea how much a pitch deck can matter in order to get you fundings. HURRY UP befo

You spent 3 months perfecting your pitch deck. 47 slides of pure genius... Then the investor says: "So... how do you make money?" 💀 #55: What's killing your investor meetings? HARSH REALITY: Investors see 1000 decks a month. Yours has 30 seconds t

The best fundraises I've seen in 2025 were basically closed before the deck was even finished. Why? Because the founder started fundraising before the raise. Not with a pitch. Not with a deck. With a whisper. They socialized the round early. Th

What VCs Actually Count as “Traction” at Pre-Seed Early-stage founders often ask: “We don’t have revenue yet - can we still raise?” Yes. But only if you show traction that feels real. Here's what investors actually look for at pre-seed: - A waitl

Most founders talk too much. When you’re in front of an investor, you’re not selling a product—you’re selling a mission. But many treat it like a sales pitch. They ramble. They explain every feature. They forget: time is oxygen. The real challenge