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No Dilution Required: The Tax Hack Every Seed Stage CTO Should Know: https://strydecostreduction.blogspot.com

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Fireside Ventures: Venture Capitalist Companies In India

Fireside Ventures is a leading venture capital firm in India. Venture capital firm in India funding consumer brands startups providing priva

Fireside Ventures is a leading venture capital firm in Banglore, India. We are a Venture capital firm in India providing private equity funding to consumer brand startups. Fireside Ventures believes in sparking ideas into successful businesses. Join us and let's ignite your startup's potential. The fund aims to invest in consumer brands across sectors such as food and beverages, personal care, kids & education, Lifestyle, and home products etc. 

[pavel-nosok]

Let’s keep our seed activity expectations in check

Let’s keep our seed activity expectations in check

W elcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. It is always nice to start a new year with a dose of optimism — as long as it is warranted. After reviewing PitchBook’s latest analysis, I am starting to reconsider my expectations for seed-stage…

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Pan-European VC Speedinvest unveils €500 million fund to keep growing Europe’s startup ecosystem

Pan-European VC Speedinvest unveils €500 million fund to keep growing Europe’s startup ecosystem

One of the more familiar names in Europe’s startup ecosystem, Speedinvest, has today announced its latest fund to help tech startups from across the continent reach global success. The VC firm will pump €500 million into the European startup community, with 90% already committed by investors.  As the year draws to a close, there’s a… This content is for members only. Visit the site and log…

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Partech’s fourth seed fund closes at €120 million to back innovators from day one

Partech’s fourth seed fund closes at €120 million to back innovators from day one

Global VC firm Partech has just closed its fourth fund at €120 million with plans to back visionary teams in Europe and across the globe from day one of their entrepreneurial journey. The fund won’t be limited to any market and is based on an ethos of flexibility and collaboration. As we enter into December… This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post…

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[juliepouic]

How to create a pitch deck for early-stage startups

A few years ago, I wrote a post about how to create a strong pitch deck. I recently shared a slightly edited version with a few entrepreneurs I'm advising and thought it might be helpful to others so I'm posting it here. It's dated but I think the advice still holds up.

Note: The article links to advice written only by men (and mostly white men) but since investors are mostly white men, the biases and blind spots might actually work in your favor... I’ve been thinking quite a bit about advice for pitching as a person of color so I hope to have a post on that topic soon.

How to create a pitch deck for early-stage startups 

A basic pitch deck should follow Guy Kawasaki’s 10/20/30 rule – this ensure you include all the important elements of a pitch, without being overwhelming. If you’re looking for details on what should go on each page, one of my favorite posts about pitch decks is Pascal Finette’s What Every Entrepreneur Should Learn About Pitching.

If you already have a deck and need some inspiration to take it to the next level, the links below can help you fine tune your pitch:

Nextview ventures has put together a fairly exhaustive slide deck template, tailored specifically to seed-stage ventures. It’s a great resource, especially if you are not very comfortable with powerpoint.

If you’re looking for ideas on how to tell a story during your pitch, Jason Shen has identified 11 different pitch archetypes and outlined which kinds of startups should use which story outline.

At New Media Ventures, here are the 3 things I cared the most about:

Just enough information. A pitch deck should contain only the essentials. I have limited time to review each deck and would rather be intrigued than overwhelmed. I would also rather have a discussion, and be able to share feedback rather than spend all of the meeting time on listening to a pitch.

Clearly explain what you do, how you do it, and who you do it for. Sounds basic enough, right? This is where I often see entrepreneurs fail. As a founder, you know more about your company than anyone else does, so it can be easy to think you’re being clear when you’re not. User stories can be a great tool for explain what you do: “Meet Maria… Maria is… Maria has this problem… With our solution, she will be able to…”. It’s simple and easy to understand.

Tailored. While you definitely shouldn’t create a deck from scratch for each potential investor, it pays to do your research ahead of time and add some details about how your work aligns with the priorities of the person you're pitching, either in writing or in your voice-over.

Good luck pitching!

For reference, here’s the original post I wrote by in 2015.

[sharprank]

Does raising institutional money at the seed stage help or hurt?

Does raising institutional money at the seed stage help or hurt?

In 2009-2010, during the peak of the eCommerce bubble in India, there were very few seed stage options for raising funds for startups. You could either get money from angel investor or look to raise money from large VC’s, hoping they would put money at the seed stage so they can be part of the later round.

During that period, larger firms in India, such as Sequoia Capital and few others did many…

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Medical technologies at startups July 2015

Below is a list of the technologies under development at medical technology startups identified in July 2015 and added to the Medtech Startup Database.

Wound drainage devices.

Robotic technology.

Neuromodulation devices.

Device to detect ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in the pre-hospital environment.

RF ablation device for treatment of overactive bladder.

Infusion pump and sensing technologies for pain management during labor.

Arthroplasty devices.

Bone regeneration biomaterial.

Pedicle screws and interbody cages for spine surgery.

Developing a non-hormonal device to treat vaginal dryness and atrophy, particularly in breast cancer survivors and post-menopausal women.

Catheter technology for tissue resection in vascular and gastrointestinal endoluminal application

For a historical listing of medical technologies at startups since 2008, see link.

Medical technologies at startups July 2015 was originally published on advanced medical technologies