by Fred M. Haney | Dec 20, 2023 | Entrepreneurship, Fred Haney, Pitch Deck
In my last blog I discussed the purpose of pitch decks and explained how many companies will overuse graphics. Graphics may make the deck look organized but they rarely contain the information investors are looking for. I’ll explain how you can begin creating winning...
by Fred M. Haney | Oct 2, 2021 | Fred Haney, Pitch Deck
Introduction. When a startup company tries to raise capital from a venture capital fund, an angel investor or a group of angel investors, it prepares a “pitch deck” that explains to prospective investors exactly how the company plans to make money and how investors...
by Fred M. Haney | Sep 30, 2021 | Fred Haney
Ever more frequently, I see startup companies using SAFE (“Simple Agreement for Future Equity”) investment structures or convertible notes to avoid negotiating a seed-stage valuation for their company. There are at least two problems with this approach: The...
by Fred M. Haney | Jul 11, 2021 | Fred Haney
Many company founders want to be the CEO of their firm, but is that the best approach? Most successful CEOs work for 15-20 years to acquire much-needed expertise. A study of 2.7 million startup companies tells us that the average age of the successful startup CEO is...
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