All posts by: Stacie Shaw

 How Not to Freeze on Stage (Quick Tips) – Summary Tips for Your Startup Pitch State of the Fear of Public Speaking in America Intro to Stage Fright Pitching Your Startup and Ditch Your Stage Fright A Mindset While Pitching...
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What is an FFF Round? (Investor Pitch 101) – Summary Article Overview Different Rounds with Different Names Why Do They Call it the FFF Round? What are the Upsides to the FFF Round? Covering the up-front costs Why Not Just...
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Don’t Forget to Pause During Your Investor Pitch (Quick Tips) – Summary Pausing is Key to Your Investor Pitch Why Do I Need to Pause During My Pitch How to Improve Your Pitch with Pausing What’s Challenging About Pausing How...
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Are you a competitive person? Do you like to win? To really win? Only first place will do for you, no sportsmanship awards around here. If you like the adrenaline of competing, are a founder of a startup or growth...
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How to Make it Fit: Writing a 5 Minute Investor Pitch (Quick Tips) Summary Pitching in 5 Minutes or Less Overview Identify Key Areas of Information Story Board, Develop your Story Create Your Deck and Pitch Script Creating the Calls to...
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 What to Wear While Pitching (A Non-Fashionista Guide to Dressing to Impress Investors) – Summary Short Answer – Don’t Over Dress and Don’t Be Too Casual What works in corporate setting needs to stay there Startup Dress Code When a T-Shirt...
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What is a Business Model Canvas? – Summary What Exactly is a Business Model Canvas? What Does the Business Model Canvas Do for Me? What Makes my Business Model Unique? Business Model Canvas Breakdown How the Business Model Canvas Helps...
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Choosing a color scheme for your logo and branding is key to the overall success of the design. Unfortunately, it can also be one of the hardest parts of the process. Luckily, there’s a set of design principles that will...
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Pitching an Idea Inside of a Company (Walk-Through for Employees) – Summary The Corporate Incubator Getting Inspiration and What to Do About It Bringing Your Idea to Life Know Your Audience Get Clear on Your Idea Find the Pain First...
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Giving Feedback to Your Pitch Deck Designer (Pitch Deck Design Guide) – Summary How Do I Communicate my Feedback Effectively? How Do I Choose My Pitch Deck Designers? Working Iteratively and Giving High Quality Feedback Thorough Feedback from the Beginning...
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