Company Forensics | Slidebean
Slidebean
Retelling the stories of failed and successful startups.
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Nov 8, 2019 • 12min
Startup mistakes that almost put Slidebean out of business
Slidebean is my third startup. The other two failed and left me with a sad face and a few thousand dollars in debt. In this video, I talk about the mistakes I made, the hard lessons I had to learn, and how they translated into the success of this new company.
I'll be talking about three specific startup mistakes in this episode.
❯ Need some help with your Pitch Deck? Talk to Caya about it: https://slidebean.com/pitch-deck
Nov 7, 2019 • 6min
Startup ideas: should you compete against an established company?
Demo days are often the first chance a startup gets at getting in front of investors.
For most startup accelerators, this is your graduation event, and a lot of work goes into preparing those slides and those pitches. In this video, we're going to dig into what investors are looking for, how to stand out from the crowd, and our lessons learned when preparing a demo day pitch deck.
► Need help with your pitch deck?: https://slidebean.com/pitch-deck
Nov 7, 2019 • 8min
Demo Day: how to deliver a startup pitch deck
► Need help with your pitch deck?: https://slidebean.com/pitch-deck
Demo days are often the first chance a startup gets at getting in front of investors. For most startup accelerators, this is your graduation event, and a lot of work goes into preparing those slides and those pitches.
In this episode, we're going to dig into what investors are looking for, how to stand out from the crowd, and our lessons learned when preparing a demo day pitch deck.
Nov 4, 2019 • 5min
Stock Options explained: basics for startup employees and founders
You started a business and you want to compensate your early employees. Or you've joined a startup and were offered stock options as part of your compensation. How do those work?
Nov 1, 2019 • 14min
How to Write a Killer Startup Pitch Deck?
In this episode, we are going to cover writing a first investor pitch deck. From calculating your market to figuring out your go-to-market strategy, financials, etc... and how to translate them into writing in the format that investors expect.
Oct 25, 2019 • 1h 11min
Pitch Decks & Fundraising Fireside Chat with Slidebean & Dreamit
It's been about a year since Slidebean’s first Youtube video breakthrough. Since then, they’ve added around 20,000 subscribers, and their videos have been watched over 1.7MM times. To celebrate their success, we’re collaborating with Slidebean to host a Fireside Chat in New York City on October 10th featuring Caya, founder of Slidebean, and Steve Barsh, Managing Partner at Dreamit. from DreamIt Ventures.
