The final hack to a successful pitch opening is to grab their attention. Seems obvious enough but in my experience, too many people...

This is the second in a series of three hacks that I believe are necessary for a strong pitch opening. Once you are across my first hack...

This is the first in a series of three hacks that in my experience are essential to start your pitch off strong. The opening of your...

An anecdote is a story you include in your pitch to create a connection with your audience. Like any story it needs some simple elements....

During the seed stage of your startup, your pitch likely followed the 10-20-30 rule. That is 10 slides, for 20 minutes with a 30 size...

Anecdotes are a powerful inclusion to your pitch. An anecdote is a story that adds personalisation and connects your pitch to reality....

The term elevator pitch comes from the days when the average elevator ride was about 30 seconds in places like New York and Chicago. But...

If you need to attract and impress investors then you need to be able to grab their attention quickly. A strategic soundbite is a place...

More than likely your startup has a compelling story behind it. You know that if you get a chance to tell this story you can win over...

Charts are a powerful tool to include in your presentation. They can allow you to represent data in interesting and engaging ways and...

When charts are designed well they are a powerful inclusion to your pitch. Charts give data meaning and without data, your pitch is just...

Walls of text on a presentation slide can be intimidating for your viewers and result in them missing what you are trying to say. This is...

Graphs and charts work wonders to demonstrate your ideas, messages and insights to the audience of your presentation. They allow you to...

Charts are a powerful way to represent complex information or data. Without charts, viewers are left to interpret information from tables...

The answers you give during your pitch’s Q&A need to satisfy the VCs asking them. Your answers should always be concise, relevant,...

No matter how much you have prepared before your pitch, you are going to be asked questions that you didn’t think about. Not only did you...

After 20 minutes of pitching, your slide deck was perfect, you hit all your key points and the audience looked engaged. Now it is time...

A failure to prepare is to prepare to fail. Not the original quote but I think it's still accurate. I am a firm believer that the amount...

The final stage to elevating your presentation is to make sure it sizzles, or specifically review the styling. Good visual design is...

If you are confident in the substance of your presentation, then it is time to review the structure. Presentations are about storytelling...