by Fred M. Haney | Oct 15, 2025 | Beyond the Deck Course, Entrepreneurship
In my last post, I explained why a great pitch deck alone isn’t enough to entice investors these days. Because investors are much more interested in how you communicate, respond, and convince during real conversations than they are a slick pitch deck. This is why I...
by Fred M. Haney | Oct 1, 2025 | Fred Haney
Although I’ve taught and written extensively on how to craft a winning pitch deck, and they do matter, in today’s world you need more than a good pitch deck to win over investors. Amidst AI-generated everything, and its capability of producing very high-quality...
by Fred M. Haney | May 21, 2025 | Fred Haney
In my last post I covered the key differences between angel vs. VC investors, so now I’d like to go into detail about the advantages and disadvantages of the two. It’s important to not only understand the difference between these types of investors but also recognize...
by Fred M. Haney | May 7, 2025 | Entrepreneurship, Startups
Many startup company founders I meet think that angels are just a smaller version of venture capitalists. This assumption is inaccurate and can lead to significant misunderstandings in fundraising, including the possibility of being unable to raise funds. Below I’ll...
by Fred M. Haney | Apr 2, 2025 | Fred Haney, Startups
In my last post, I discussed the challenges of investing in AI startups and how it caused hesitancy for investors. So, who will be investing in AI startups? Those who are very informed about artificial intelligence and those with enough capital to take the risk. Who...
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