by Fred M. Haney | Feb 11, 2026 | Beyond the Deck Course, Startups
If you haven’t read my first blog in this series, which covers how to recognize polite rejections from investors, it will be helpful to do so before continuing on and learning how investors really evaluate you. Because many times, founders are measuring the success of...
by Fred M. Haney | Jan 28, 2026 | Beyond the Deck Course, Fred Haney
“When Investors Say “No” Without Saying No” will be the first blog in a series of three where I’ll cover why investors rarely tell you outright that they’ve chosen not to fund your startup. Then I’ll let you in on what investors are really evaluating and how...
by Fred M. Haney | Nov 19, 2025 | Fred Haney
Recently, Sequoia Capital underwent changes in leadership and announced the launch of two new early-stage funds worth a total of $950 million, which has caused a lot of talk about where the firm is headed. As someone who’s been in the world of venture capital...
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...
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