Everyone wants to base their pitch decks on what the most successful companies have already done. This makes sense, in theory, except for the fact that it ends up making you look just like everyone ...

Venture capital (VC) funding is highly sought after by entrepreneurs, but only about 100/ 100,000 ventures actually succeed in securing it, about 80/100 fail with it, and only about 20/100,000 ...

We’re facing a pretty big climate change challenge, and I’ve long been skeptical about whether venture capital can be as big a part of the solution as it seems to think it is. Today, I’m delighted to ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Pitch deck presentations play a decisive role in fundraising with the potential to make or break a deal. Most businesses use pitch decks ...

A couple of years ago, we launched a new series called Pitch Deck Teardowns! Astute readers may already have figured out what that is all about: You submit a pitch deck and we share it with our ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In 2022, investors spent 24% less time than in 2021 on startup pitch decks they faced. The average time they invested in successful pitch ...

It was a Tuesday afternoon seven years ago when I had my first investors meeting. A recent university graduate, I had no clue how to persuade investors or raise money. All I knew was that I needed to ...

Editor’s note: This guest post is written by Matt Rubright, an operator turned banker at Silicon Valley Bank. Building an effective pitch deck is a unique topic of conversation in the startup ...

Anyone with a winning track record of successfully pitching investors and buyers has figured out the formula. They know their audience, honed their story and separated their brand from the pack. I've ...