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09/07/2018

If your advisory/board consists of unrelated non-experts - pick the right team, everywhere

08/07/2018

What makes your startup unique? Tell your audience

You of course created your company because your Unique Selling Proposition. There will inevitably be someone else in your market doing a similar thing.

07/07/2018

The Importance of Keeping Investors in the Loop as Industrial Espionage cases rise.

I recently read a piece by Mark Suster, a VC from Upfront Ventures which advised startups to withhold some of their financial information from some investors. Although the piece has some great points, if a startup decides to take this path they are more likely to die of paranoia than anything else.....

07/07/2018

If all numbers on your slides come from your competitors - why not leave their phone number as well

06/07/2018

If you've been pitching the same pitch for 3 months straight without any interest whatsoever

06/07/2018

Different formatting can make your decks look bad! Watch out!

It is important to know that there is more to making a deck look great than the initial design. If an investor gets a deck not displaying correctly, tough!

06/07/2018

We are a fan of APIs, connect with the tools you already use

We use over 10+ different tools in our company. It's what makes our team tick - be it Slack, Asana, Streak CRM, Google Spreadsheets, Worksnaps, Tradeshift, or many more - we know the importance of being comfy with what you're used to. This is why - before adding any specific integrations - we put a....

05/07/2018

When you keep quoting big thinkers in pitchdeck - focus on own greatness, don't grasp for genius of others

05/07/2018

If you don't polarize or play too nice - make people talk about you. Make sure you leave an impression

05/07/2018

Ever been to a Tech Conference? Here are 6 ways not to behave!

We had some fun last week. Echelon Thailand happened and we were prize providers for the pitching competition. We had got tshirts and business cards printed and were ready to have two days of awesome fun. On the agenda was connecting with fellow startups and learning from the invaluable talks… or ...

04/07/2018

When you hear the first bell while you're only through half of your slides - practice for 2 minutes less speaking time

04/07/2018

Be smart with your messaging, rules for cold calling

There are a few rules of cold calling - reaching out with no info or not personalised is plain stupid. You are wasting time and losing credibility.