“We don’t have competitors,” some founders say. Or they might downplay how big a threat their competition is, assuming that talking about competition at all will ruin the magic spell they’re trying to ...

What do investors want to see in startup pitch decks? For founders seeking funding for their companies, that's the million-dollar (or multimillion-dollar) question. And it's one Allison Byers, CEO of ...

We are a team of writers, experimenters and researchers providing you with the best advice with zero bias or partiality. When trying to raise funding, first impressions matter, and that’s where a ...

As we enter 2023, the honest truth for global startup funding is singular—there seems to be no more cheap money for startups. And it’s a hard pill to swallow. According to Crunchbase, global VC ...

Among successful pitches, companies that presented the problem they were attempting to solve and their solution before getting to the specifics of their product were more successful than companies ...