Most founders eventually have to patch venture firms in hopes of increasing capital. A nea colleague, Tiffany Luck, took a stage in the Tech Crunch All Stage event in Boston to answer how to prepare Kamil.
“I like to think about the VC pitch as your initial way to evaluate the founder investor fit,” he told the mob before diving into his presentation. ” One of the most important slides to keep in the pitch is “watt”, which means, “what” are you building. ” Then “why” you are the right person for a job and why you have a unique solution. But why is another, why: “Why is it the best time now.”
Then “Who is,” He continued, “Who Have you recruited this crazy job? And finally, “How?”
“How? Are you going to get there? How are you getting there today? How will you get there over time? He said.
Then, of course, “a sense of some numbers”, adding that this section depends on which state a company is trying to raise funds for pre -seed, seed, series A, and so on. “These are just the basics.”
Fix the stage
As Luck explained, the “The Watt” determines the stage, and tells the investor what the problem is, how it affects people, then what solutions are there today and where there is room for disruption.
He said it is a good idea to showcase the product demo during the “The Wat”, and that many investors like the product demo. “If you think a picture is 100 words, I think the demo is worth 1,000 hours,” he said. “When you see the product, you really get it quickly.”
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Fate said that there are two different “whispers” that every founder should address. First of all, why is it deeper, where a founder goes into his original story and explains his unique approach to the solution.
He said the madness is key here, adding that investors want to see and understand that a founder is fully used with a problem and solution. He said that this passion is the one that will keep everyone dynamic to continue construction.
Then there is “why now”, which means to go into market dynamics and manufacture.
He said, “This story is telling that the market is ready for you or you are ready to build.”
Why now go to “Who”, where the founder is expected to talk about the team in which they are gathered, how everyone fulfills each other's skills, and why everyone gets the passion for this product's mission.
Fate said, “The piece of joint punishment is really important.” How are you all imagining the future together? '
“How,” where a founder has to talk about “milestone”.
Here, he said, investors want to know what is the least viable product (MVP)? Who are the initial users? And what is the opinion of their products so far?
“And once again, explain where you are today. Where are you going? What did you learn?” He asked the questions on the list.
Talking about the axis, if necessary, is good here too.
Luck noted that she often talks to the founders who have lost their journey early or at some point. This helps investors get more information about a company's early stages, “where not to go, what to do, and it will help the rest of the journey.”
For the love of numbers
Finally, it weighed on the importance of numbers.
“Investors do the numbers of love,” he said. “I think a lot of important numbers are included in telling stories.” Here, investors want to know about market size and any product. “Why do consumers like this product? Why do you imagine that it is not only going to grow, but also develops permanently in a way that has great retention?”
She likes to see a company talking about how much cash it is burning, and looks like a runway. The most important thing, though, is, Ask: How much is a founder looking to extend this period and what they will do with money.
All together, who, what, how, and (two) work as a starting point, help the founders when they go on a business journey.
“The foundation of a company is like a very sports,” he said, “he said, especially referring to the climbing on Everest. “You're going to milestone, different camps. You are facing challenges, you are causing a storm, and you know, eventually you are trying to get it to the top.”
