Pitch Deck Grading: Harvest Money
This is an analysis of a pitch deck example from Harvest Money, a personal debt management app.
I try to convey an investor’s view of the pitch deck so you can improve your own.
Five Steps for Creating an Employee Referral Program
Early PayPal employees – the PayPal mafia – created companies now worth over $200 billion. How did they hire such great people?
Part of the answer is that they used the most effective way to hire: employee referrals.
The Hiring Funnel: Metrics and Benchmarks
How do you measure whether your recruiting is effective?
This video covers six main steps of the hiring funnel, metrics to measure, and benchmarks to target, illustrated with M&Ms. 🙂
The Recruiting of Ernest Shackleton, Arctic Pioneer
Ernest Shackleton inspired thousands of people to want to join him on a treacherous journey to reach the South Pole. How did he do it?
How to Write a Great Job Description in Seven Steps
Learn seven steps to writing a great job description, including a role’s responsibilities, qualifications, compensation, and title.
How to Close Enterprise Sales (Robert Neivert)
Rob Neivert, Venture Partner at 500 Startups, explains how to close enterprise sales. Rob has made over 70 seed-stage investments with a focus on B2B startups.
We drilled into Rob’s four-stage sales framework: Research, Engagement, Demonstration, and Closing.
How to Fundraise (Brendan Baker)
Today, I’m launching VentureKit Radio, a podcast that shows how domain experts do the hard things in startups.
The first episode is about how to fundraise. My guest, Brendan Baker, was the dealflow manager and second employee at AngelList.
Execution is the Details
Founders are told that execution is the driver of success. What is execution?
A clear definition requires understanding three often misunderstood terms: goal, strategy, and tactic.
How to Make a Pitch Deck
Learn pro tips on how to make a fundraising pitch deck. Includes checklists, do’s and don’ts, and 60 examples from real pitch decks.