Unlock the secrets of creating a powerful pitch deck with Nicole Glaros, CEO & Founder of Phos, in this exclusive Fireside Chat. Nicole offers insights on designing pitches that captivate investors and highlight your startup's low-risk, high-return potential. Ideal for entrepreneurs seeking to elevate their pitch game. Don't forget to subscribe for more invaluable content!

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
00:51 - About Nicole Glaros
01:13 - Entrepreneurial journey successful early exit followed by incubator work
01:29 - Angel investor, entrepreneur, former Techstars employee
02:00 - Investment portfolio companies raise $1 Bn
02:31 - Founders get wrong with fundraising like a transaction
04:08 - Warm introductions attract good people, not cold ones for investment opportunities
05:05 - Entrepreneurships role in finding outliers
05:44 - Get creative, build relationships with people
09:06 - Start a relationship with the right person, learn from them
09:54 - Creating a spreadsheet to target investors with common qualities
12:06 - Investment groups: A, B, C
16:09 - Investing in leaders who are aware of weaknesses
19:46 - Pitching for success execution, market, founders
22:13 - Building meeting deck with modular design
22:51 - Building powerful email deck with images
23:15 - Email deck: Less words, read quickly, saves meetings
27:36 - Intro section helps founders get excited
28:26 - Demos help entrepreneurs stand out
31:25 - Example: Digital Ocean in 2011
34:13 - Business slide: Market size, customer, team, revenue
37:48 - Pitch deck fraud causes business failure
40:23 - Key points for founders to remember
40:35 - Closings and calls to action
42:20 - Next Steps
43:20 - Hate bullet points, focus on nonverbal communication
45:56 - Refocusing on relationship building, practicing strong responses
47:28 - Q&A
47:58 - Dilution is a powerful tool for founders' success
52:58 - Obsessive spending leads to successful business
54:08 - How to shift fundraising narrative
58:14 - Developing proper language for pitch deck
59:07 - Investor pitch for features vs benefits
01:03:20 - Founders should not take every meeting with potential investors
01:03:49 - Outro

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