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“How to pitch your startup in seconds: Problem → What pain are you solving? Solution → Why your way is 10x better. Traction → Proof it’s working. Ask → What you want (funding, users, talent). That’s it. No jargon. No fluff.” “If you can’t expla

Unpopular Opinion: If you have zero traction, don’t pitch VCs yet. You know what I see too often? Founders sending decks before they’ve even tested the idea. Here’s the blunt truth: 💡 VCs don’t fund ideas. They fund signals. And “signal” doesn’t

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Raising VC Money? Tips No One Tells You : 1) Don’t Chase VCs, Attract Them - Build something so good they can’t ignore you. 2) Traction > Decks - Fancy pitch decks don’t matter if your numbers don’t add up. 3) Investors Follow Other Investors - G

How Bad Entrepreneurs Reveal Themselves in the First 5 Seconds of a Pitch: 1.Lack of Preparation: Vague statements, fumbling words, poor equipment handling. ------------------------------------------------------ 2.Failing to Grab Attention: Irrelev

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,

This isn’t a startup era. It’s a startup cosplay epidemic. Everyone’s a “founder” — no product, no team, no traction — just a pitch deck, a landing page, and a LinkedIn bio that screams “building stealth.” They’re not solving problems. They’re solv

You don’t need a fancy pitch deck. You need a working AI product. Founders spend weeks perfecting pitch decks. But you know what really impresses VCs? 📱 A functional AI app ⚙️ A smooth SaaS platform 📊 Working analytics 🎯 Real users We help you

Day 1 of making my pitch deck for JoinUp I have only reached slide no. 3 defining problem and putting in the proof that problem exists. Pitch decks are tiring 🙂

Why most startups get rejected by VCs (even good ones) Iterative VC reviewed 3,000+ applications. Here’s what they found 👇 Top 5 reasons: Weak founding team (48%) – No tech cofounder – Solo founder, no recruiting signals – Weak founder–market fit